19 SEPTEMBER 1944
First Lieutenant James F. Scott, pilot of Daylight Two Eight took off from Middleburg Island to cover strikes of bombers and fighters at Langoan area - Northern Celebes.

0605:	Takeoff Middleburg
0620:	Over the first rendezvous point at Tifore Island. Flt conditions fair
0910:	VHF contact with Rainbow 6 escort 5 min out
0935:	Over orbit point between Cape  Manget and Cape Atep. VHF contact poor our transmitter very weak
1025:	VHF contact with Rainbow 7 escort 5 min out
1030:	Rendezvous with Rainbow 7. Released Rainbow 6
1045:	On course overland to second orbit point at Cape Kapalaa
1115:	VHF contact with Rainbow 8 escort. Rainbow 7 released
1120:	Rendezvous with Rainbow 8, 10 miles west of Cape Pasirpoetih
1125:	Orbit 5 - 10 miles west of Amoerang Bay
1205:	Rendezvous with Rainbow 9, 5 miles west of Cape Kapala. Rainbow 8 returned to base. No radio contact. VHF transmitter now inoperative, but receiver is fair-readable but weak.
1215:	Raid complete. Left orbit to proceed overland to dispersal point at Tifore Island
1300:	Receiving calls from Mike 338 concerning Snafu Roger. Rainbow 9 in contact with Mike 338 but did not relay message beleving we had no radio; so we are unable to obtain location of Snafu.
1320:	Mike sending up flares, but neither we or Rainbows sight them. Mike's signal strenth stronger. Believe we are nearing him. Mike turned on distress IFF, will use search radar.
1330:	After series of 360 degree turns, we picked him up on bearing 110 degrees about 40 miles distant.
1345:	Mike now dead ahead 5 miles. Have picked up object on sea by radar.
1350:	Sighted sea marker dye and survivors ahead.
1355:	Circled survivors. Will have to land into strong swells, rather than into the wind.
1400:	Landed (Full stall) and picked up entire crew of Roger 164, 499th Bomb Squadron, 345th Group; 2nd Lt. E. L. Reel, 2nd Lt. C. Yackico, 2nd Lt. R. E. Driscoll, S/Sgt S. J. Singer, S/Sgt C. M. Johnson, S/Sgt R. A. Dubois. Crew had only 5 life jackets. One life jacket and raft damaged by crash landing. Entire crew in fair condition. Suffering only from exposure and minor bruises and scratches. They had been down approximately 4 hours. Snafu due to operational failure of oil pumps. Did not get call out to us before they went in on way to target. Condition of sea: choppy waves with ground swells of 4 - 4 feet, not long enough to take off in.
1410:	Take-off cross swells rough and difficult.
1420:	On course 120 degrees to Middleburg Island at 1500 feet. Rainbow 9 circled until take-off and have now left for base.
1450:	Weather: scattered showers with occasional instrument conditions.
1630:	CW message to ARL concerning rescue.
1730:	Landed at Middleburg Island. Survivors checked by Flight Surgeon, and placed aboard another OA-10A and returned to their proper base at Biak Island.

Coordinates of rescue: 0 degrees 45' N, 126 degrees 45' E


RESCUED MEN:  2nd Lt. E. L. Reel, 2nd Lt. C. Yackico, 2nd Lt. R. E. Driscoll, S/Sgt S. J. Singer, S/Sgt C. M. Johnson, S/Sgt R. A. Dubois.

AIRCRAFT TYPE:  OA-10A*
USAAF SERNO: 44-33879  (CV-330)**
CALLSIGN:  "Daylight Two Eight"
CREW:  (Pilot) 1st Lt. James F. Scott; (Co-Pilot) 2nd Lt. Donald J. Dixon; (Navigator) 2nd Lt. Richard W. Deane; (Engineer) Staff Sergeant Michael S. Spisak; (Radio) Sergeant Clyde L. Haferkamp; (Radio) Staff Sergeant John W. Crawford