Combat Crew by John Comer

Author:John Comer [Comer, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Comer
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Chapter XIII

Mission to Anklam

October 9 — Anklam, Germany

Aircraft 719: Hellcat

It was difficult for me to get out of bed that morning. I felt tired and low on energy, which was unusual for me. When I got to Operations, Gleichauf was waiting. “They’ve given us a new airplane, John — one of those G models that arrived two days ago — the number is 719.”

“That’s great! Now we will have twenty-seven hundred gallons of fuel. I wish we could have had one flight before we take her up for a combat mission. I hear there are a lot of changes.”

“Oh, I don’t think the changes will make much difference,” Paul replied, “but get on out there as fast as you can and look it over. Find out what you can about those new electronic supercharger controls they told us about.”

When Jim arrived I called to him. “We’ve got a new airplane — one of those new G models. Get your equipment quick and let’s get out there and see what she looks like.”

An ominous groan from the Briefing Room sent a shiver down my spine. Jim looked up, “Listen to that! We must have a real bitch today!”

“Wherever we’re headed, it’s gonna be mean. That much is for sure,” I answered.

“I hope Chamberlain is on hand with plenty of extra ammunition, ’cause it sounds to me like we’re goin’ to need it.”

In the personnel truck on the way to the ship Jim asked, “What do we know about the changes in the new models?”

“The main ones are the electronic supercharger controls and the new chin turret.”

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