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for spare parts. Daddy [Ryniawek?] was the
main one who kept taking the parts --
Thus my airplane was named "Daddys Delight,"
there were several enemy air raids
in the area -- The dates I do not have.
The Bomb Shelters were used frequently
our Mess Sgt. Finkelstein went
"Nuts" during one of these raids -- or
did he just want to go home? Will
never know. MIddle of July 1943
we started preparations to move and
were ready by the latter part of July.
The airplanes were painted and
ready to go.
23 Trip to Metfield I do not recall anything special
regarding the trip to Metfield. Everything
was new. Some of the construction
engineers were still there. After about
two weeks of settling in, we were
ready and anxious to go.
24 Duty at Metfield Most of our duties at Metfield
were much easier. The only personnel on
base was our group and all new
equipment placed us in a "go" situation.
25 Mission Leaving/returning Metfield On or about Aug 15 our boys made a
flight into France (not a great distance in)
A. First. Around Aug 16 a flight near
Paris. Our boys mixed it up some.
Col. Morris tried to win the war then, but