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History of the Diary

1. Veteran/Position/Squadron/Crew:
   1st Lt. Alan A. Arlin to about mid-June 1944
   Captain Alan A. Arlin
   B-17 Pilot
   Squadron Commander
   601st Squadron
   Captain Arlin usually flew in a lead plane.
2. Original Diary Location:
   Unknown
3. Copies at Key Repositories:
   8th AF Heritage Museum in Savannah: Unknown
   Hertfordshire Archives: Unknown
   398th's David L. Clark: Paper and Electronic
   398th's Dave Jordan: Paper and Electronic
   398th's Allen Ostrom: May have passed to archives
   398th's Geoff Rice: Paper
   398th Web Site/Archive: Final Electronic
4. Period Covered:
   Twenty-Nine 398th Combat Missions between May 19, 1944 and January 21, 1945
5. When written:
   Thought to be written right after each mission. It is unclear if that is when it was typed.
6. Transcribers to Electronic Text:
   David L. Clark and David Jordan
7. Contact Information:
   Comments or corrections about this diary can be sent to the 398th Comment Coordinator.
8. Epilogue:
   Not available.