The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-01
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER L: The story OF the famous
18th and 7th Bombardment Groups, OF
Lieut.. Col. Frank Kurtz and his Fortress
that saved the day for the United Nations
In the Southwest Pacific. Lieut.. Kurtz.
who was pilot of the old Fortress. known
as The Swoose.," which escaped from
that fatal day when the Japs struck. He
pedals to the wreck of Old &c. finds eight
OF his crew lying in an irregular line.
orders TO camoufage Old SO were coun-
termanded: instead they were to load
bombs. Then he was ordered to jerk the
bombs. reload with cameras and rush
tasns ias cam9cags ncs: E ade fos
shouts. Look at that pretty navy forma.
ton" The navy formation" happens to
be a flight of Jap planes.
CHAPTER III: Bombs hit the mess
hall: The Japs move off. They hear
another hum. .P-40's," they think. but
they prove to be zeros coming in from
the direction Of Corregidor. The boys
duck back into their foxholes.
CHAPTER Nv: The pilots are given
their targets and towering above. the
group is Colin Kelly. about to head out
chased by Japs in his P-40. He meets
Lieut. Russ Church and they bomb
Jap field. Church fails to return. The
death of Colin Kelly.
CHAPTER v: Fortresses are kent in
the air to save them from the Japs.
Through some mistake someone opens
fire on them. Japs begin photographing
the place. No longer safe to sleep in the
field. With no fighters left to defend
them, evacuation begins. Lieut.. Kurtz
tells OF last plane trip out in patched
Squadron commander Major Gibbs fails
to return from mission. u. S. forces fee
from Clark Field to Mindanao.
CHAPTER vi: Navigator Harry
which Shorty Wheless takes part. He
lands In a rice paddy and is surrounded
by Filipinos. The crew buys an outrigger
canoe and sail to the isle of Panay. Later
CHAPTER VII: Lieut. Kurtz takes up
the story again. He describes the hot.
dry Christmas day in Australia. and how
over CIV radio It was from Schaetzel
saying he'd be In after dark with one
body aboard. Schaetzel gets in. his plane
wreck. Gen. Brereton lands on the
meeting.
CHAPTER VIII: U. S. fiiers arrive at
the Dutch field, and shortly after start
on. fight for Dayao. in the Philippines.
Gas up and take of at midnight for
Davao, but fail to make target. On third
trip over, KurtZ sees tremendous concen.
hation. tration Of ships makes Rb bomb .v run; Jap
CHAPTER TX: Bombardier says they
had caught Japs fat.footed. AT Malang
Field boys are briefed before dawn.
NE. of Borneo. They take off. but hit
a frightful fog. Cannot see plane right
ahead. Coming out of fog they see a
huge black cloud resembling tornado. It
was the Dutch burning their Borneo oil.
CHAPTER X: One of Kurtz' motors is
hit as they approach target. He makes
direct hit on cruiser. Losing altitude
fast: Tries to make Malang Field . on
Surabaya Field. Sets her down safely on
short runway. Dutch get reinforcements
from u. S.-new E model Forts.
CHAPTER M: Bombardier tells OF
hazardous trip to Brazil when running
low on gas, and of sabotage on planes.
Gunner picks up the story. tells how E
model Fortresses tangled with the Japs.
CHAPTER XII: Lieut.. Kurtz tells Of
bombing run on cruiser. Two hits scored.
Major Robinson radios to Skiles: Radio
base at Malang to have ambulance
ready" Then Major Robinson's plane
goes into q dive and crashes into sea.
CHAPTER KIN: A Jap transport hit
by U. S. bomb. goes up in confetti. Lieut..
Kurtz. now in Batavia. gets word that
P-4Os are on way from Australia with
belly tanks. The P-40's arrive at Gnoro.
Japs move into Borneo and the Celebes.
ard three waves of Jap bombers Fly over
Java.