{"id":1442,"date":"2018-02-08T16:57:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T16:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=1442"},"modified":"2018-10-14T12:43:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T12:43:10","slug":"86-march-18-1945-417th-night-fighter-squadron","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/417th-night-fighter-squadron-march-1945\/86-march-18-1945-417th-night-fighter-squadron\/","title":{"rendered":"March 18, 1945, 417th Night Fighter Squadron"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1443\" style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-18-1945-417th-NFS-Back.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1443\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-18-1945-417th-NFS-Back.jpg\" alt=\"March 18, 1945, 417th NFS, Back\" width=\"648\" height=\"391\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-18-1945-417th-NFS-Back.jpg 648w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-18-1945-417th-NFS-Back-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March 18, 1945, 417th NFS, Back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1444\" style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-18-1945-417th-NFS-Front.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1444\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-18-1945-417th-NFS-Front.jpg\" alt=\"March 18, 1945, 417th NFS, Front\" width=\"648\" height=\"387\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-18-1945-417th-NFS-Front.jpg 648w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-18-1945-417th-NFS-Front-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March 18, 1945, 417th NFS, Front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p>From the 417th NFS History:<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1442_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1442_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1442_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1442_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1442_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1442_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/417th-nightfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Chapter-4-pg44-91.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1442_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1442_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>MAR. 17. SIX MORE AIRCREW JOINED THE SQUADRON TODAY. 2ND LTS. ALLISON, ANDERSON (H.A.), ANDERSON (T.W.), BRADFORD, CARTMELL, CHRISTENSEN, COOLEY, GAINES, MURDOCH AND TEMM AND F\/O&#8217;S GRAHAM &amp; WHITE ARRIVED FOR DUTY TODAY.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/417th-nightfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/David-F-Diehl-WWII-Diary-Part-3-March-1945.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Diehl Diary<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1445\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-17-1945-David-Diehl-Diary.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1445 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/March-17-1945-David-Diehl-Diary-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"March 17, 1945 David Diehl Diary\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March 17, 1945 David Diehl Diary<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1442_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1442_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1442_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1442_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1442_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1442_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/417th-nightfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/David-F-Diehl-WWII-Diary-Part-3-March-1945.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1442_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1442_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>At noon, everyone was amazed when a C-47 arrived and disgorged six new crews. We have too many already, but with these it&#8217;s quite a crowd. They are old pals to Bob and Pete but the only R.O. I know is &#8220;Red&#8221; Graham.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The Major&#8217;s continued to jealously monopolize their toy, the new P-61. This afternoon Major Larson staged a poorly executed dog fight with a French P-47 over the field. He muffed several chances to get on the Thunderbolts tail. The crowning event was when he skidded so much in his turns that he &#8220;sucked off&#8221; the gunner&#8217;s escape hatch, and naturally left our only 61 inoperational. 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