MISSION REPORT: 26 October 1944

MISSION REPORT

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26 OCTOBER 1944
The first combat casualties experienced by this Squadron occurred on the 26 October 1944. One plane, type OA-10A, No., 44-33877, departed on a routine courier mission to the Philippines. Enemy action prevented the completion of this mission and caused the plane to exhaust its fuel supply. This plane was forced to crash land in the open sea 30 minutes North by Northwest of Morotai at 1920. All members of the crew were lost except two. The survivors were: (Co-Pilot) 2nd Lt. Richard F. Finn, and (Navigator) 2nd Lt. Alvin H. Haas. Also lost with the rescue ship was courier 2Lt Neilson.

Rescue ship 44-33877 was lost at sea.

AIRCRAFT TYPE: OA-10A*
USAAF SERNO: 44-33877 (CV-327)** (Written off per INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD on 28 October 1944)
CALLSIGN: "Daylight ??"
CREW: (Pilot) 1st Lt. Frederick F. Hoss, (Co-Pilot) 1st Lt. Richard F. "Mickey" Finn, (Navigator) 2nd Lt. Alvin H. Haas, (Flight Surgeon) Captain Robert D. MacKenzie, (Engineer) Sergeant Theodore Mikosh, (Radio Opr) Sergeant Frederick W. Fritz, (Radar) Sergeant Anthony J. Sadonis, (Courier) 2nd Lt. Neilsen

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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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