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PO A. Galbraith reporting. What was an otherwise routine mission turned in to something distinctly less pleasant when we got to Frankfurt. First, a tame boar got ahold of us, knocking out the top turret and seriously wounding our gunner, F. Ketchell. Then we got hit a flak burst which seriously wounded our bomb aimer, B. Hastings. Needless to say, our run was off target, though we were grateful that at least the flak didn't hit the ordnance. And that was that. Hastings made it back, but died in hospital, while Ketchell will back for the next mission. Shame … Hastings was a top lad.