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S/Sgt. James Lafayette Holloway's Diary
Tail Gunner 601st Squadron

Holloway Mission No. 14

22 March 1945
Target Dorstan, Germany

March 22, 1945 – Mission #14, target Dorstan, 6 1/2 hours, 2/10 cloud coverage, 23,500 feet, flack heavy and accurate, close to 50 holes in ship when we got back to field. Our Co-Pilot, Robert Taylor some times flew with another crew. At about this time he made a mission with another crew and our crew didn’t fly. When they dropped their bombs on salvo by mistake, two of the RDX bombs hit together just below the plane and they exploded knocking down 5 planes. The Co-Pilot got out ok but was a POW until the end of the war.

Notes:
  • S/Sgt. James Lafayette Holloway was the tail gunner on James Womeldurf's 601st Squadron crew.
  • The above transcription was provided by James Lafayette Holloway.
  • This transcription is a careful reproduction of the original except for occasional spelling and punctuation changes. In some circumstances, based on relevancy, some material may not have been transcribed.
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