The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-05-25
G. WHITE
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I: The story Of the famous
18th and 7th Bombardment Groups. Of
Lieut.. Col. Frank Kurtz and his Fortress
crew In the tremendous air campaign
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who vas pilot OF The old Fortress. known
Clark Field. in the Philippines, tells OF
s peda lsis' e e Ssy wreck Of e Old g. eight
Of his crew lying IN m irregular line.
CHAPTER II: Lieut.. Kurtz tells how
orders d: 70 camo1asge Old 80 were e cDun; ;nsS
bombs Then he was ordered to jerk the
bombs. reload with cameras and rush
the camounage. Preparations made for
shouts IooE :. hat fp1fsl preity navy forms.
Sc SeH nisht Of p!ss JAP iSlsa0' pianes. A-D
hall. The Japs move of. 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 w: The pilots are given
their targets and towering above the
group is Colin Kelly about to head out
Snassa Sn s sy st JaDs sf0p 81 his Pua5 Tasnns 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 a patched.
up plane Japs land light tanks tan s,ss At Apar,i PAR.
to return from mission. U; S. forces ice
from Clark Field to Mindanao.
CHAPTER VI: Navigator Harry
Schneider tells Of fight with zeros in
which Shorty Wheless takes part. He
lands In q rice paddy and Is surrounded
by Filipinos. The crew buys an outrigger
canoe and sail to the isle of Panay. Later
they take off for Australia.
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
a wreck. Gen. Brereton lands on the
field and the boys are summoned to
meeting.
CHAPTER VIII: U. S. fiiers arrive at
the Dutch field, and shortly after start
on flight for Davao, in the Philippines,
but run short of gas and come home.
Gas up and take of at midnight for
Davao. but fail to make target. On third
trip over, Kurtz sees tremendous concen-
tration of ships. makes bomb run. Jap
fighters come up. Bombs awayl"
CHAPTER TX: Bombardier says they
had caught Japs fat-footed. AT Malang
Field boys are briefed before dawn,
fpI N
NE. of Borneo. They take of, but hit
ahead. Coming out of fog they see a
huge black cloud resembling tornado. 1t
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
Java, but changes mind and heads for
Surabaya Field. Sets her down safely on
short runway. Dutch get reinforcements
from u. S.-new model Forts.
CHAPTER XI: 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 dive and crashes into sea.