00916420 UNCLASSIFIED 2429630 01-01-1940 2430361 01-01-1942

GROUP/0027/BOMBARDMENT (LIGHT)

168.7022-9 (WITH PHOTOS) 25865 6 139 20 2447945 02-22-1990 CONTAINS DIARY OF THE GROUP FROM ITS ACTIVATION AT BARKSDALE FIELD IN FEB 40 THROUGH COMBAT ACTIVITIES DURING WORLD WAR II. HAS MUCH PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR ON 8 DEC 41 IN THE PHILIPPINES, TRANSFERS OF UNITS TO AUSTRALIA, OPERATIONS IN JAVA, PORT MORESBY, AND OTHER OPERATING LOCATIONS IN THE PACIFIC. INCLUDES PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS, LOCAL COLOR AND EVENTS, AND DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES OF THE AIRMEN. MENTIONS COMBAT MISSIONS IN P-40 AIRCRAFT, B-18 AIRCRAFT, A-24 AIRCRAFT, AND A-20 AIRCRAFT. NONE 27 REPORTS OR HOW TO GET SCROGGED, BUGGAR ALL