MISSION REPORT: 28 August 1944

MISSION REPORT - RESCUES - 01

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28 AUGUST 1944
First Lieutenant Harry C. Remington Jr., pilot of "Daylight One Two", while patrolling in the vicinity of Noemfoor received a radio message at 1030 that a pilot had been forced down in Geelvink Bay. Lieutenant Remington proceeded to the coordinates given and located a man down in the sea just off shore. He landed near the survivor, took him aboard his plane and returned him to Noemfoor. The rescued Aussie pilot was flying a P-40 fighter which was damaged by enemy fire while strafing enemy barges on the shore of Geelvink Bay. The pilot was unhurt and stated "Its jolly good to see you, old chap".

RESCUED: 1 Aussie P-40 "Warhawk" pilot

AIRCRAFT TYPE: OA-10A*
USAAF SERNO: 44-33876 (CV-326)**
CALLSIGN: "Daylight 12"
CREW: (Pilot) 1st Lt. Harry C. Remington; (Navigator) 2nd Lt. MacPherson A. Lester; (Engineer) Tech Sergeant John Y. Cunningham Jr.

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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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