By
Scott Schwartz
As mentioned previously, Lady Be Good was trailing behind two other B-24's, because its crew had the least (virtually none) combat experience. Lady Be Good's navigator, Dp Hays, was having no trouble keeping his airplane on course, while en route to the target, because his B-24 was simply following the others. The winds from the storm were blowing the aircraft off target. The two leading B-24's engines were still running rough, due to sand ingestion. The navigator in the lead aircraft corrected for the high winds. Everything was going just fine, for Lady Be Good's inexperienced navigator, Dp Hays. Until the two lead aircraft turned back for base, due to their rough-running engines.
More to follow on Monday.
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