Lt. Arthur Tarmichael Log Book

                 
January Model Aircraft # Msn Type Call Name From To Other pilot  
27-Jan B-25C 41-13179 T Bouger Amendola Practice Bombing range Lt Wetherbee With Lt Wetherbee -- dropped 3 bombs
28-Jan B-25D 41-30550 C Hetties Pride & Joy Amendola Terni M/Y Lt Wilson Spare returned - -- 1000 pound bomb load -- with Lt Wilson
29-Jan B-25C 41-13179 C Bouger Amendola San Benedetto M/Y Lt Crider With Lt. Crider -- 1000 pound bombs
30-Jan B-25C 41-13202 C Idaho Lassie Amendola Genzano Road Junction Lt. House With Lt. House -- 1000 pound bombs
30-Jan B-25C 42-64659 C   Amendola Marino Road Junction   Spare - did not fill in
31-Jan B-25C 42-64575 T   Amendola Local   Formation flying training
February Model Aircraft # Msn Type Call Name From To Other pilot  
01-Feb B-25C 42-64659 C   Amendola Albano Road Junction   -- 1000 pound bombs
02-Feb B-25C 42-32333 C   Vincenzo Airfield Albano Road Junction   -- 1000 pound bombs
03-Feb B-25C 42-64529 C   Vincenzo Viterbo M/Y   -- 1000 pound bombs
03-Feb B-25C 42-64529 C   Vincenzo Orte Road Junction   -- 1000 pound bombs
14-Feb B-25C 42-32333 C   Vincenzo Perugia M/Y   -- 1000 pound bombs
15-Feb B-25C 42-87448 A   Vincenzo Pompeii   Transferred Combat Enlisted personnel to 340th Field
15-Feb B-25C 42-87448 A   Pompeii Vincenzo   Returned to Vincenzo
16-Feb B-25C 42-64659 C   Vincenzo Orte M/Y   -- 1000 pound bombs
17-Feb B-25C 42-64659 C   Vincenzo Local   Incomplete due to weather
17-Feb B-25C 42-64659 C   Vincenzo Anzio Beachhead   Frag bombs returned -- in support of invasion force
19-Feb B-25C 42-64659 C   Guado AF Local   Returned early from mission
19-Feb B-25D-1 42-64508 C   Guado AF Anzio Troop Concentration 2Lt L. D. Charville Frag bombed troop concentration -- major damage to aircraft -- heavy flak
20-Feb B-25D-1 440 C   Guado AF ---   Spare, did not fill in --
21-Feb B-25D 523 A   Guado AF Gambut    
21-Feb B-25D 523 A   Gambut Payne Field    
23-Feb B-25D 523 A   Payne Field Ballah    
23-Feb B-25D 523 A   Ballah Payne Field    
24-Feb B-25D 523 A   Payne Field Ballah    
24-Feb B-25D 523 A   Ballah Payne Field    
25-Feb B-25D 523 A   Payne Field Alexandria    
28-Feb B-25D 523 A   Alexandria Bengzi    
29-Feb B-25D 523 A   Bengzi Salerno    
29-Feb B-25D 523 A   Salerno Guado AF    
Column titles                
Administrative or Training Flights       Spare - did not fly or aborted flight        
Flights with 2nd Lt Charville                
March Model Aircraft # Msn Type Call Name From To Other pilot  
05-Mar B-25D 41-29985 T   Guado AF Local   Formation training - 6 planes
07-Mar B-25D 42-53373 C   Guado AF Rome-Littorio M/Y   500 lbs load returned -- overcast in target area
08-Mar B-25C 41-13179 C Bouger Guado AF Orte M/Y 2Lt L. D. Charville 1000 lbs load
09-Mar B-25C 42-32434 C Mississippi Gambler Guado AF     1000 lbs bombs - returned with L- engine feathered
10-Mar B-25D 41-30354 C   Guado AF Littorio M/Y and RR Junction 2Lt L. D. Charville 1000 lbs bombs - unusually good results - choke points and junction well covered - in 2nd flight but bombed first as 1st group lost in clouds
11-Mar B-25C 42-64575 T   Guado AF Local 2Lt L. D. Charville Gave Lt Charville transition - 4 landings
13-Mar B-25C 42-64667 C   Guado AF Spoleto Marshalling Yards   1000 lbs bombs - excellent coverage - question on whose bombs were the best - one gunner killed and 8 or more wounded
14-Mar B-25D 42-53373 C   Guado AF Orte M/Y   1000 lb bombs -- a number of hits in the M/Y and chokepoints -- 3 hit -- transformer station & electric switch framer knocked out
15-Mar B-25D 41-30354 C   Guado AF Cassino Troop Concentrations   Frags - specified area well covered --
16-Mar B-25C 42-64527 C   Guado AF Cassino Troop Concentrations 2Lt L. D. Charville Frags - bombs returned because target obscured by clouds
18-Mar B-25D 41-29985 T   Guado AF Local 2Lt L. D. Charville Gave Lt Charville transition - 4 landings
18-Mar B-25C 42-32434 C Mississippi Gambler Guado AF Orte M/Y   Did not fill in - no opening
19-Mar B-25C 42-64667 C   Guado AF Orte North RR Bridge 2Lt L. D. Charville Bridge hit -- 1000 lbs bombs
20-Mar B-25C 42-64667 C   Guado AF Orvieto M/Y   1000 lbs bombs - excellent coverage
24-Mar B-25C 42-64527 C   Guado AF Piedmonte Troop Concentration   1000 lbs bombs - flew by erupting Vesuvius
26-Mar B-25C 42-64575 C   Guado AF Perugia Road Bridge   1000 lbs bombs - bridge still standing --
27-Mar B-25C 42-32333 C   Guado AF Marsciano South RR Bridge   1000 lbs bombs
28-Mar B-25C 42-64667 C   Guado AF Perugia Railroad Bridge 2Lt L. D. Charville Flew CP to Lt Charville
30-Mar B-25C 42-64667 C   Guado AF Orte North RR Bridge   1000 lbs bombs -- alternate target attacked -- 6/10 coverage ground observations - Wx caused returned to Foggia
31-Mar B-25C 42-64667 A   Foggia AF Guado AF    
April Model Aircraft # Msn Type Call Name From To Other pilot  
02-Apr B-25C 42-64667 C   Guado AF Orvieto North Railroad Bridge   Target not hit -- visibility extremely hazy made target difficult to pick up -- 1000 lbs bombs carried
04-Apr B-25C 41-13179 C Bouger Guado AF Perugia Airdrome   500 lbs bombs --- Returned early because of no opening in formation
15-Apr B-25C 42-64575 A   Guado AF Foggia AF    
15-Apr B-25C 42-64575 A   Foggia AF Guado AF    
17-Apr B-25D 41-30354 C   Guado AF RR Bridge SE of Attigliano   Bridge hit -- Flight leader of first flight shot down -- only a few accurate bursts were observed -- 1000 lbs bombs
18-Apr B-25D 41-30354 C   Guado AF Orvieto South Railroad Bridge   -- 1000 pound bombs
18-Apr B-25D 41-30354 A   Guado AF Ghisonaccia, Corsica   Moved to operate from new base---
20-Apr B-25H 195 A   Ghisonaccia Guado AF    
20-Apr B-25H 195 A   Guado AF Ghisonaccia    
23-Apr B-25C 42-64575 C   Ghisonaccia RR Trestle N of Attigliano   500 lbs bombs --
23-Apr B-25D 42-53373 A   Ghisonaccia Solenzara, Corsica   Prior to take off, plane loaded with 500 lb bombs -- to operate from new base tomorrow --
24-Apr B-25D 42-53373 C   Solenzara Orvieto North Railroad Bridge   Target well covered -- 500 lbs bombs --
25-Apr B-25C 41-13169 C   Solenzara Orvieto South Railroad Bridge   -- 500 lbs bombs -- coverage not too satisfactory
28-Apr B-25D 42-53373 C   Solenzara Ficulle N. RR Bridge   1000 lbs bombs-
29-Apr B-25C 42-64667 C   Solenzara Marsciano RR Bridge   Incomplete due to failure to rendezvous with fighter escort


Last Updated on 07/02/2005

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