By
Scott Schwartz
Over Naples, navigator Dp Hays plotted a course back to Benghazi. Over the intercom, Hays asked Hatton and Toner if they could radio the station at Malta in order to verify Lady Be Good's position. Because Hatton and Toner were apparently arguing about something, neither of them answered Hays' question. Hays then looked down at bombardier Woravka, who was in the "green house" nose section of the aircraft. Woravka passed a note pad to Hays, on which the following was written:
"What's he beeching (sic) about?" "What's going to happen?" "Are we going home?" Hays' answer is lost to the mists of history, but Woravka stuffed the pad back into his chest pocket.
Someone on the flight deck finally said something at 8:52 PM. "We're going home, turning on a magnetic heading of 140 degrees, departing the area." "No bombs to be dropped." "Call Malta and request a location fix."
To be continued on Monday.
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