MISSION REPORT: 16 January 1945

MISSION REPORT - RESCUES - 01
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16 JANUARY 1945
First Lieutenant Harold W. Strub, pilot of "Playmate Four One", departed Morotai at 0536 reaching orbit point off the Northwest coast of Negros at 1100. There he sighted mirror flashes from the beach near Linson on the West coast of Negros. He landed and effected the rescue of Staff Sergeant Max C. Aumsberger, crew member of a B-24 which had gone down North of Negros on 8 November 1944. The survivor was in good condition and was a member of the 424th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group. Lieutenant Strub took off at 1150 and arrived at Morotai at 1650 and discharged the survivor to a waiting ambulance.

RESCUED B-24J-205-CO (Serno. 44-41264) CREWMEMBER: S/Sgt Max C. Aumsberger, 424th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group

AIRCRAFT: OA-10A*
USAAF SERNO: 44-33???
CALLSIGN: "Playmate Four One"
CREW: (Pilot) 1Lt Harold W. Strub

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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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