09 SEPTEMBER 1944
While on a patrol mission off the Eastern shore of the Celebes, First Lieutenant James F. "Scotty" Scott in "Daylight Two Eight, received a radio message from Longer to proceed to 1°00'S, 127°45'E and search for a B-25 crew down in the sea off Tifore Island, located between the Celebes and the Halmaheras. Lieutenant Scott sighted the crew of five at the position given. One man's vest had been punctured by enemy fire and rendered unserviceable. He was being supported by the other four members of the crew. Their life raft and all emergency supplies went down with the ship. Lieutenant Scott landed on the sea in four foot swells and took the survivors aboard, who were little the worse off for their experience of four hours on the water.

The pilot stated that while on a bombing and strafing mission along the coast of the Celebes, one engine was shot out and their craft otherwise damaged. They were forced to ditch in the sea of Tifore, a distance of about 100 miles from their bombing objective. The entire crew successfully escaped from the ship which went down in 30 seconds. It is interesting to note that the pilot was a friend of Lieutenant Scott's  during their student pilot days.

The following was written up by the Operations Officer after debriefing the crew and submitted with Squadron History:

0605:	Take-off from Middleburg
0620:	On course 272° at 6000'
0900:	Over first rendezvous pt. at Tifore Island. Flight conditions fair.
0910:	VHF contact with Rainbow 6 escort 5 min out.
0915:	Rendezvous with Rainbow 6
0935:	Over orbit between Cape Manget and Cape Atep. VHF contact poor our transmitter very weak.
1025:	VHF contact with Rainbow 7 escort 5 min out.
1030:	Rendezvous with Rainbow 7. Released Rainbow 6
1045:	On course overland to 2nd orbit point at Cape Kapalaa
1115:	VHF contact with Rainbow 8 escort . Rainbow 7 released
1120:	Rendezvous with Rainbow 8, 10 miles west of Cape Pasirpoetih
1125:	Orbit 5 - 10 miles West Amoerang Bay
1205:	Rendezvous with Rainbow 9, 5 miles west Cape Kapala. Rainbow 8 returned to base. No radio contact. VHF transmitter now inoperative, but reciever is fair-readable but weak.
1215:	Raid completed. Left orbit to proceed overland to dispersal point at Tifore Island.
1300:	Receiving calls from Mike 338 concerning Snafu Roger. Rainbow 9 in contact with Mike 338, but did not relay message believing we had no radio; so we are unable to obtain information as to location of Snafu.
1320:	Mike sending up flares, but neither we or Rainbows sight them. Mikes signal strength stronger. Believe we are nearing him. Mike has turned on distress IFF, will use radar search.
1330:	After series of 360 degree turns, we picked him up on bearing 110 degrees about 40 miles distant.
1345:	Mike now dead ahead 5 miles. Have picked up object on sea by radar.
1350:	Sighted sea marker dye and survivors ahead.
1355:	Circled survivors. Will have to land into strong swells, rather than into the wind.
1400:	Landed (full stall) and picked up entire crew of Roger 164, 499th Bomb Sq, 345th Group; 2nd Lt E L Reel, 2nd Lt C. Yackico, 2nd Lt R E Driscoll, S/Sgt S J Singer, S/Sgt C M Johnson, S/Sgt R A Dubois,. Crew had only 5 life jackets. One life jacket and raft damaged by crash landing. Entire crew in fair condition. Suffering only from exposure and minor bruises and scratches. They had been down approximately 4 hours. Snafu due to operational failure of oil pumps. Did not get call out to us before they went in on way to target. Condition of sea: choppy waves with ground swells of 4 - 4 feet, not long enough to take off in.
1410:	Take-off cross swells rough and difficult.
1420:	On course 120 degrees to Middleburg Island at 1500 feet. Rainbow 9 circled until take-off and have now left for base.
1450:	Weather: scattered showers with occasional instrument conditons.
1630:	CW message to ARL concerning rescue.
1730:	Landed at Middleburg Island. Survivors checked by Flight Surgeon, and placed aboard another OA-10A and returned to their proper base at Biak Island.

RESCUED MEN: 5 members of B-25 crew: 499th Bomb Sq, 345th Group;
2nd E. L. Reel, 2nd Lt C. Yackico, 2nd Lt R. E. Driscoll, S/Sgt S. J. Singer, S/Sgt C. M. Johnson, S/Sgt R. A. Dubois

AIRCRAFT TYPE: OA-10A*
USAAF SERNO: 44-33879  (CV-330)**
CALLSIGN: "Daylight 28" 
CREW: (Pilot) 1st Lt. James F. Scott; (Co-Pilot) 2nd Lt. Donald J. Dixon; (Navigator) 2nd Lt. Richard W. Deane; (Engineer) Staff Sergeant Michael Spisak (Radio) Sergeant Clyde Haferkamp; (Radar) Staff Sergeant John W. Crawford