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Frank Kilcheski

Co-Pilot · 328th Squadron

Sortie Log

2 CATALOGUED SORTIES
18 NOV 1943 — 29 APR 1944

The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

8AF Mission

Date

Target

Aircraft

№ 132

18 NOV 1943

Oslo-KjellerA/F

On the return trip after bombing, the aircraft was attacked by German Me-109 fighters at approximately 11:00 AM. Damage caused loss of airspeed and the plane dropped out of formation. Navigator Lt. Sills charted a course to Sweden (neutral country). Aircraft landed in a field outside Örebro, Sweden. This was War Baby's 12th mission.

War Baby/Ball of Fire Jr.42-40128