OLE IRISH MISSION LIST
DATE
PILOT
EVENT/MISSION
NOTES
13-Jun-43 McLaughlin Lowry Field departed for England
1-Jul-43 McLaughlin Hethel departed for North Africa
9-Jul-43 McLaughlin Maleme, Crete 1st Combat Mission
11-Jul-43 McLaughlin Reggio, Italy 2nd Combat Mission
12-Jul-43 McLaughlin Reggio, Italy 3rd Combat Mission
14-Jul-43 McLaughlin Messina, Sicily 4th Combat Mission
16-Jul-43 McLaughlin Bari, Italy 5th Combat Mission
19-Jul-43 McLaughlin Rome, Italy 6th Combat Mission
1-Aug-43 McLaughlin Campina, Rumania 7th Combat Mission
16-Aug-43 McLaughlin Foggia, Italy 8th Combat Mission
19-Aug-43 Wright Foggia, Italy 9th Combat Mission
21-Aug-43 Wright Cancello, Italy 10th Combat Mission
26-Aug-43 McLaughlin Bengazi departed for Hethel, England
7-Sep-43 Wright Convoy off Texel 11th Combat Mission
9-Sep-43 McLaughlin St. Omer, France 12th Combat Mission
15-Sep-43 Manolakos St. Andre, France 13th Combat Mission
16-Sep-43 McLaughlin Hethel departed for North Africa
21-Sep-43 McLaughlin Leghorn 14th Combat Mission
24-Sep-43 Ellis, F. Pisa, Itay 15th Combat Mission
1-Oct-43 McLaughlin Wiener-Neustadt 16th Combat Mission
4-Oct-43 McLaughlin Tunis departed for Hethel, England
3-Nov-43 McLaughlin Wilhelmshaven, Germany 17th Combat Mission
5-Nov-43 McLaughlin Munster, Germany 18th Combat Mission
18-Nov-43 McLaughlin Oslo, Norway 19th Combat Mission
26-Nov-43 McLaughlin Bremen, Germany 20th Combat Mission
5-Dec-43 McLaughlin Cognac, France 21st Combat Mission
13-Dec-43 Blackis Kiel, Germany 22nd Combat Mission
16-Dec-43 Slessor Bremen, Germany 23rd Combat Mission
20-Dec-43 McLaughlin Bremen, Germany 24th Combat Mission
22-Dec-43 McLaughlin Osnabruck, Germany 25th Combat Mission
24-Dec-43 McLaughlin Eclimeuax, France 26th Combat Mission
30-Dec-43 McLaughlin Ludwigshaven, Germany 27th Combat Mission
31-Dec-43 McLaughlin St. Jean D'Angeley, France 28th Combat Mission
4-Jan-44 McLaughlin Kiel, Germany 29th Combat Mission
5-Jan-44 McLaughlin Kiel, Germany 30th Combat Mission
7-Jan-44 Slessor Ludwigshaven, Germany 31st Combat Mission-aborted
11-Jan-44 Slessor Braunschweig, Germany 32nd Combat Mission
14-Jan-44 Slessor No Ball 33rd Combat Mission
21-Jan-44 Hess No Ball 34th Combat Mission
29-Jan-44 Wittenberg Frankfurt, Germany 35th Combat Mission
4-Feb-44 Slessor Frankfurt, Germany 36th Combat Mission
6-Feb-44 Long No Ball 37th Combat Mission
10-Feb-44 Kendrick Gilze-Rijen 38th Combat Mission
11-Feb-44 Kendrick Siracourt 39th Combat Mission
12-Feb-44 Kendrick No Ball 40th Combat Mission
13-Feb-44 Kendrick No Ball 41st Combat Mission
20-Feb-44 Slessor Braunschweig, Ger. 42nd Combat Mission
21-Feb-44 Slessor Diepholz 43rd Combat Mission
22-Feb-44 Sullivan Gotha, Germany 44th Combat Mission - Aborted
24-Feb-44 Weyant Gotha, Germany 45th Combat Mission
25-Feb-44 Kendrick Furth, Germany 46th Combat Mission
6-Mar-44 Jweid Genshagen, Germany 47th Combat Mission
15-Mar-44 Streyckmans Braunschweig, Germany 48th Combat Mission
16-Mar-44 Streyckmans Friedrichshafen, Germany 49th Combat Mission
20-Mar-44 Streyckmans Frankfurt, Germany 50th Combat Mission
23-Mar-44 Olson Munster, Germany 51st Combat Mission - Aborted
23-Mar-44 - Hethel Transferred to the 565th BS
24-Mar-44 Wilkerson St. Dizier, France 52nd Combat Mission
26-Mar-44 Streyckmans Siracourt 53rd Combat Mission
27-Mar-44 Streyckmans Pau 54th Combat Mission
10-Apr-44 Mackey Orleans 55th Combat Mission
11-Apr-44 Mackey Oschersleben, Germany 56th Combat Mission
No Record - - -
29-May-45 - England Salvaged


(Most of the missions flown by Don Pierce were flown with McLaughlin as Pilot)