PLAN ABLE

25 FEB. 1945

 

A BOX 765TH

 

 

11. VAHLDIECK (MC DOUGALL) 53 N (A & C CHNL)

 

12. KELLEHER (THACKSTON) 45 F (B CHANNEL)

C BOX 766TH

13. BRADY 23 D (C CHANNEL)

11. SOBIESKI 56 Q

21. WOJTKOWIAK 34 O (A CHANNEL)

12. NIXON 47 H

22. VLADYKA 27 H (B CHANNEL)

13. WEIMER 43 D

23. SKINNER 38 S (C CHANNEL)

21. LAROCK 55 P

31. BREWSTER 32 M (A CHANNEL)

22. WIEMANN 54 O

 

23. HALL 46 C

 

31. COURTNEY 49 J

 

 

D BOX 767TH

 

11. BOYER (HESS) 50 K

 

12. FRAZIER 64 E

E BOX 764TH

13. HARRISON 77 R

11. SARGENT 6 F (UNDERWOOD)

21. HETTINGER 76 Q (A CHANNEL)

12. EMMERT 8 H

22. RUSH 63 D

SQUADRON CALL SIGNS

13. YOUNG 15 C

23. CAMERON 71 L

764TH PHILLIP

21. BAIRD 4 D

31. SCHULTZ 67 H

765TH SAMSON

22. LOLEWICZ 14 N

 

766TH WELLDONE

23. VILIESIS 5 E

SPARES: 66 – 17

767TH TOOLCASE

31. RATHFELDER 7 G

SPARE PFF: 19

 

RADIO CHECK: 0803

START ENGINES:   A BOX 0805   C BOX 0807   D BOX 0809   F BOX 0811

FIRST SHIP TAXI: 0818   FIRST SHIP OFF: 0825

ASSEMBLED OVER LAVELLO:  ALTITUDE: 7,000   DEPART LAVELLO 0934

RENDEZVOUS WITH 484-451  IN REND AREA  ALT 7,000  TIME 0940 – 0950

FIGHTER RENDEZVOUS:

     1. TYPE 50 P-51’s  TIME 1223    ALT     OVER TP1 & TP2 P-T

LAVELLO TO REND AREA H 308  DIST 13  TIME 0940  ALT 7,000

BOVINO TO CASALNUOVO H 338  DIST 25  TIME 1001  ALT CLIMB 21,000

CASALNUOVO TO (KP) COAST  H 343  DIST 256  TIME 1149  ALT 21,000 – 1149

(KP) COAST TO TP #1 SACILE  H 308  DIST 32  TIME 1202  ALT CLIMB 25,500

TP #1 SACILE TO TP #2 WASSERBURG H 358 DIST 128  TIME 1253 ALT CLIMB 25,500

TP #2 WASSERBURG TO TP #3 EGGENFELDEN H 49 DIST 30 TIME 1303 ALT 25,500

TP #3 EGGENFELDEN TO (IP) ENGELHARTZEL H 85 DIST 40 TIME 1314 ALT 25,500

(IP) ENGELHARTZEL TO TARGET  H 124  DIST 26  TIME 1320  ALT 25,000 – 1320

RALLY: LEFT THEN RIGHT

TARGET TO TP #4 AMSTETTEN H 133  DIST 22  RIME 1330  ALT DOWN 20,000

TP #4 AMSTETTEN TO TP #5 ZELTWEG H 188 DIST 57 TIME 1345 ALT 20,000

TP #5 ZELTWEG TO TP #6 ZARA H 176 DIST 185 TIME 1432 ALT 20,000

TP #6 ZARA TO BASE H 175 DIST 178 TIME 1529 ALT DOWN 5,000

LANDING: 2700 FEET

RADIO:     BOMBER COMMAND 3885 KC     US TOWERS 6440 KC

           “A” CHANNEL VHF BIG FENCE FIGHTER BOMBER WEATHER SHIPS

           “B” CHANNEL VHF 461ST BOMB GROUP

           “C” CHANNEL VHF 49TH BOMB WING

           “D” CHANNEL VHF DITCHING AND EMERGENCY OVER WATER

BOMBER CALL SIGNS: 461ST DRYCLEAN #2  451ST DRYCLEAN #1  484TH DRYCLEAN #3

RECALL SIGNS: TRUMPET

FIGHTER CALL SIGNS: MAYFLOWER

WEATHER SHIP CALL SIGNS: (OUT) AIRSLUG #1  (BACK) AIRSLUG #2

VISUAL SIGNALS: RED-RED ABANDON PRIMARY RED-YELLOW CLIMB YELLOW-YELLOW LEVEL

                GREEN-YELLOW LET DOWN

AIRSPEED:  160 CLIMB  160 CRUISE  170 LET DOWN

INTERVALOMETER SETTING:  VISUAL 30 ft.  PFF 150 FT.

GAS LOAD 2700  OXYGEN FULL, AMMO FULL, BOMBS 7-500 LB RDX .1 NOSE .01 TAIL

TOWER FLARES: GREEN START ENGINES YELLOW STAND BY SHIP RED STAND BY SQDN OPNS

ALTERNATE FIELDS: TEST, FALDONARA, RIMINI, PRKOS, BIFERNO

GROUP LEADER: CAPT MAC DOUGALL IN SHIP NUMBER 53 LETTER N

DEPUTY GROUP LEADER: CAPT THACKSTON IN SHIP NUMBER 45 LETTER F

ORDER OF FLIGHT:  451  461  484

ALTERNAT TARGETS

3.(IP) HIFLAU   TARGET: BRUCK M/Y H 117 ALT 23,000 RALLY: RIGHT

8.(IP) KIRCHDORF TARGET: SELZTHAL M/Y H 162 ALT 21,000 RALLY: SLIGHT LEFT

14.(IP) SPITTAL TARGET: TARVISIO M/Y H 165 ALT 22,000 RALLY: VERY SLIGHT LEFT

WING KEY POINTS:           CALL SIGNS:

5TH   1111            SHOCKPROOF      RUSSIAN RECOGNITION SIGNALS:

55TH  1129            GREATJOY        BASIC: DIP LEFT WING 2 OR 3 TIMES

47TH  1139            SHAPLEY         SECONDARY: DIP RIGHT WING 2 OR 3 TIMES

49TH  1149            DRYCLEAN

304TH 1159            FRUITTART