Diary Type: Combat - 22 Apr 44
Wescott, Wells L
Mission #4
Place - Hamm, Germany
Bomb load - 10 X 500# G.P.
Target - RR. Marshalling yds.
Crew - Normal
Position - #4 high - lead
Time - 7 hrs.
Remarks - Max effort - Flak at coast & Target in. 4 holes in Right Rudder. More Flak on way out over Holland. New type confetti flak. Mix up in Eng. Flak & Enemy fighters ruff. landed at Seething returned next day
Home base bombed & strafed. Came back after dark
cause of all our trouble.
Losses - 2 Crews
Roden - 788th
Reid - 791st