MISSION REPORT: 07 October 1944

MISSION REPORT - RESCUES - 01

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07 OCTOBER 1944
First Lieutenant James F. Scott, pilot of "Daylight One One", while covering a B-24 strike on Zamboanga, received a radio message that a P-38 pilot was in trouble near the South shore of Salobaboe Island. Lieutenant Scott proceeded to the area and sighted a P-38 with one engine on fire and the other cutting on and off. The pilot, sighting the rescue ship, proceeded to the South shore of Salobaboe. Lieutenant Scott landed his ship off shore and waited for the pilot of the 38th Fighter Squadron to paddle out to him. The pilot was unhurt and was taken aboard at 1134 and returned to his base.

RESCUED P-38 PILOT: Lieutenant W. DONDER, 38th Fighter Squadron

AIRCRAFT TYPE: OA-10A*
USAAF SERNO: 44- 33877 (CV-327)**
CALLSIGN: "Daylight 13"
CREW: (Pilot) 1st Lt. James F. Scott, (Co-pilot) 1st Lt. Frank Rauschkolb, (Navigator) 1st Lt. Richard W. Deane,

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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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