- Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives
- JACOBSON, Percy and Joe
- Jacobson, Joe - RCAF Flying Log Book 1940-1941; operations diary August-December 1941
Jacobson, Joe - RCAF Flying Log Book 1940-1941; operations diary August-December 1941
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- Dates
- 1940-1941 (indexed as 1940–1941)
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- file
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- Includes operations diary entry describing a dangerous mission.
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- Jacobson, Joe - RCAF Flying Log Book 1940-1941; operations diary August-December 1941
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- AUG 16, 1941OPERATIONAL TRIP IV - DUSSELDORFHAMPDEN AD 919 HBOMB LOAD 2x500 - 2x250 -INCENDIARIES - CAMERA & FLARESTIME 3:30DISTANCE 660 MILESCREW - SAMEHAMPDEN AD 915 HTIME 5:30THE WEATHER - NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT. THE TRIP PRETTY TOUGH - THERE IS A THIRTY TO SIXTY MILE LONG SEARCHLIGHT BELT - AND FIVE TO TEN MILES DEEP THAT HAS TO BE CROSSED - THERE IS NO FLAK IN THIS BELT BUT THERE ARE FIGHTERS WHICH PROBABLY ACCOUNTED FOR A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THE THIRTEEN PLANES LOST. WE LOST TWO - JOHNNY COOK - AND ACRES - POOR SHOW -I HAVE BEEN BLISSFULLY IGNORANT OF THE FIRE WE HAVE DRAW BECAUSE MOST OF IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE LATE AND ON AND RIGHT BENEATH OUR TAIL - THE REAR GUNNER HOGKINSON AND ROBBY THE PILOT HAVE CALM INTIMATE DISCUSSIONS AS TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE FLAK WHILST ROBBY KEEPS ON WEAVING AND CLIMBING OR DIVING - IT IS ALWAYS VERY CALM AND DISPASSIONATE.WE WEAVED THRU THE SEARCHLIGHT. ARE IN MASTERLY STYLE BUT ABOUT A DOZEN PLANES DID NOT. THEY GOT SHOT DOWN. IT TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO GET THRU. I LEAN OVER THE NAVIGATORS TABLE - EAT MY RATIONS OF CHOCOLATE AND BISCUITS WITH COFFEE AND WONDER HOW SOON THEY WILL PICK US UP. IT ENTRANCES ME TO SEE POWERFUL SEARCHLIGHTS SWEEPING 15000 FT HIGH - SWEEP THE SKIES TRYING TO PICK YOURRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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