History of the Diary

1. Veteran/Position/Squadron/Crew:
   Lt. Paul W. Smith
   B-17 Navigator
   602nd Squadron
   Nolan Thompson Crew.
2. Original Diary Location:
   The handwritten original is with the Paul Smith family.
3. Copies at Key Repositories:
   8th AF Heritage Museum in Savannah: No
   Hertfordshire Archives: No
   398th's Wally Blackwell: Yes
   398th's Jack's Books: No
   398th's Dave Jordan: Electronic
   398th's Allen Ostrom: No
   398th Web Site/Archive: Electronic
   
4. Period Covered:
   21 combat missions from February 20, 1945 to 25 April 1945.
5. When written:
   Written after each mission between February 20, 1945 and 25 April 1945.
6. Transcribers to Electronic Text:
   In December 2003 Don Parks transcribed a Xerox copy of the Novek diary to electronic text for the 398th Web Page. Don Parks is the nephew of John Bornstedt, 601st pilot. Don did some editing to interpret the column format of this diary; there was also some minor editing by webmaster, Dave Jordan.
7. Contact Information:
   Comments or corrections about this diary can be sent to the 398th Comment Coordinator.
8. Epilogue:
   Not available.