MISSION REPORT: 14 December 1944

MISSION REPORT

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14 DECEMBER 1944
MISSION: - Investigate beached OA-10A on Makelehi Island

0605:	Takeoff, (Rz 1030 Pata Is.)
0755:	Tried calling Lt. Denison, Playmate 42, Dec 14, 1944 who landed at Makalehi Island last night - no answer
1040:	Arrived at orbit point
1110:	Left orbit point
1350:	Arrived at Makalehi Is. to look it over. Landed to investigate OA-10A, on beach
1625:	Took off with crew from OA-10A #884 plus all equipment possible to carry
1810:	Landed at home base

AIRCRAFT TYPE: OA-10A*
USAAF SERNO: 44-33874 (CV-324)**
CALLSIGN: "Playmate 42"
CREW: (P) 1st Lt. Archie Yelvington; (Co-Pilot) 2nd Lt. Warner A. Britton; (Acting CP) 1st Lt. Kenneth N. Hunter, (Navigator) F/O Irving Siperstein, (Engineer) Sergeant McMillen, (Radio) Sergeant Markt, (Radar) Sergeant Collins, (Surgical Tech) Private Murphy

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The narrative of these rescues was compiled and published in April 1946 from logbooks of pilots, notes, letters, and other
information by secretary Marina G. de Guzman in Pampanga, Philippines.

* Aircraft produced at Canadian Vickers Ldt, Cartierville, Quebec, Canada
** Canadian Vickers contract number that was unique to each aircraft produced by at the Cartierville, Quebec plan
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