 Courtesy of Michael J. Dancisak Enlarge Photo |
Courtesy of Michael J. Dancisak Enlarge Photo |
“Then we flew it (the B-24) to Palm Springs had an over night plus and saw what there was of the little town. A wealthy man invited us to play on his private 7 hole golf course. Flew to Midland, TX and got caught in a heavy snow storm and stayed there 2 or 3 days, then another stop (Kansas City), and finally to Palm Beach, FL and then to Trinidad. Almost had to ditch as we landed on fumes. Had trouble with the (engine) cowl flaps on the way down and we couldn’t fly very high – had to dodge storms. Then on to Belem, Brazil at the mouth of the Amazon. Then from Natal, Brazil on the coast to Dakar, Africa, then for a stay outside Marrakech, Morocco until Italy in Jan. 1944.”* * As told by Howard N. Hartman |
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2nd Lt. Milton "Hal" Halberstadt's |
January | 1944 |
Date | Flight Operation |
| Jan. 4 | Hamilton Fld to Palm Springs, Calif. |
| Jan. 6 | Palm Springs to Midland, Texas |
| Jan. 10 | Midland to Memphis, Tenn. |
| Jan. 11 | Memphis to Morrison Fld, Fla. |
| Jan. 14 | Morrison Fld to Waller Fld, Trinidad |
| Jan. 15 | Waller to Belem, Brazil |
| Jan. 16 | Belem to Natal, Brazil |
| Jan. 18 | Natal to Dakar, Africa (now Senegal) |
| Jan. 19 | Dakar to Marrakech, Morrocco |
| Jan. 20 | Marrakech to Telerema, Algeria |
| Jan. 21 | Telerema to Oudna, Tunisia |
February | 1944 |
Date | Flight Operation |
| Feb. 1 | Oudna to Stornara, Italy |
