Beats Walkin'
Operation: Mission 84 Vaires (Railway)
5 July, 1944
Crew: Pilot: F/L Jake Houston; Bomb aimer F/O Reggie Newhouse; Navigator Sgt. Abe Hanover; Flt. Eng. Sgt. Ormond Pearling; W/O Sgt. Brian Hostler; Mid-upper Sgt. Cecil Harding; Tail gunner Sgt. Thomas Leeland
Opposition outbound: We saw no enemy aircraft until just before turning onto the target when a Me-110 came at us us through the clouds. His mistake because he didn't get a shot off and now he's nothing more than a statistic and a sad letter back to Hun-land. (1 Me-110 Destroyed — Sgt. Leeland, Tail gunner)
Flak: Medium - no hits
Bomb run: estimated 20% on target
Opposition homeward: None
Landing: Spot-on
Crew casualties: None
Comments: One of the easier ones.
(signed) F/L Jake Houston, Pilot
Beats Walkin'