The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-08
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER 7: The story Of the famous
18th and Tth Bombardment Groups. Of
Lieut.. Col: Frank Kurtz and his Fortress
crew In the tremendous air campaign
that saved the day for the United Nations
In the Southwest Pacific. Lieut.. Kurtz.
who was pilot of the old Fortress. known
Clark Fea IN the Tafh sssapea es g0m N
that fatal day when the Japs struck. He
pedals to the wreck of Old go. finds eight
OF his crew lying in an irregular line.
CHAPTER II: Lieut.. Kurtz tells how
orders to camoufage Old SO were coun.
fernandez: instead they were to load
bombs Then he was ordered to jerk the
bombs. reload with cameras and rush
taking pictures of Formosa. Someone
shouts, Look at that pretty navy forma-
tion.' The navy formation" happens to
be flight of Jap planes.
CHAPTER III: Bombs hit the mess
hall, The Japs move off. They, hear
another hum. "P-i0'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 a
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
IRE on them: Japs begin photographing
the place. No longer safe to sleep in the
barracks, cots are moved into a corn
field. With no fighters left to defend
them. evacuation begins. Lieut. Kurtz
tells of last plane trip out In patched
up plane. Japs land light tanks at Apart.
to return from mission. u. S. forces flee
from Clark Field to Mindanao.
CHAPTER vi: Navigator Harry
schrsiber tells of Of 2 aght with Zeros ~ N
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 of 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. 1t was from Schaetzel
saying he'd be in after dark with one
body aboard. Schaetzel gets In, his plane
q wreck. Gen. Brereton lands on the
meeting.
CHAPTER VIII: U. s. fiers 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, Kurtx sees tremendous concen-
tration OF ships. makes bomb run. Jap
fighters come up. Bombs awayl'
CHAPTER TX: Bombardier says they
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told about big concentration Of Jap ships
NE. of Borneo. They take of, but hit
q frightful fog. Cannot see plane right
ahead. Coming out Of fog they see q
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
fast. Tries to make MaIang Field on
Java, but changes mind and heads for
Surabaya Field. Sets her down safely on
short runway. Dutch get reinforcements
CHAPTER N: Bombardler tells Of
hazardous trip to Brazil when running
low on gas, and Of sabotage on planes.
Gunner picks up the story. tells how
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.
CHAPTER XIII: Jap transport hit
Kurtz. now in Batavia, gets word that
P-40s are on way from Australia with
belly tanks. The P-40's arrive at Gnoro
Japs move into Borneo and the Celebes.
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Java.
CHAPTER XIV: An American sub
sneaks through from Corregidor with IA
passengers aboard. Sergt. Boone. the
gunner. tells how Queens die.