Lt. Robert J. Beckley's Diary

398th Bomb Group
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Association

**Lt. Robert J. Beckley's Diary**
Navigator, 600th/601st Squadron

Beckley's Mission No. 24

**22 October 1944**
**Target:** **Brunswick, Germany**
No. 24. Brunswick, October 22, 1944: 8 hours flying time. Bomb load 6 five-hundred pound GP bombs and 6 five-hundred pound IB. Weather was our only real worry today. We were briefed to expect fighter opposition at two points en route, but we weren’t disappointed when the prediction failed to materialize. We really had P-51 and P-47 cover though. Billy Clark counted 66 of our fighters in sight at one time. The flak over the target was light and although our route skirted many flak areas, the only fire we drew was at the target due to good lead navigation. Back over England our base was socked in with fog so after some wandering, we landed at Bassingbourne where our trucks were waiting to take us home.

Notes:

Lt. Robert J. Beckley was the Navigator for the Linn R. Rogers crew.
The above transcription was provided by Ann Collins, daughter of Phillip Collins, Ball Turret Gunner on the 601st Saul Marias Crew.
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