Captain Ekstrom and Lt Commander Jackson standing above the scoreboard for VC-27.
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Actions |
#1 | #2 #3 | #4 | #5 | Total | |
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Month |
Sep 44 | Oct 44 | Nov 44 | Dec 44 | Jan 45 | 1944-45 |
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AIR TARGETS |
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01. Planes Destroyed in Air |
28 | 09 | 25 | 62 | ||
02. Planes Destroyed on Ground |
01 | 07 | 08 | |||
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03. Planes Damaged in Air |
08 | 01 | 09 | |||
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04. Planes Damaged on Ground |
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05. Planes Probably Destroyed in Air |
01 | 01 | ||||
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06. Planes Probably Destroyed on Ground |
01 | 01 | 02 | |||
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SEA TARGETS |
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07. Ships Destroyed |
03 | 03 | 06 | |||
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08. Ships Damaged |
12 | 03 | 15 | |||
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09. Barges and Small Craft Destroyed |
02 | 02 | 04 | |||
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10. Barges and Small Craft Damaged |
03 | 03 | ||||
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11. Hits on Japanese Men O' War |
67 | 02 | 69 | |||
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12. Submarines Sunk |
01 | 01 | ||||
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13. Submarines Damaged |
01 | 01 | ||||
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GROUND TARGETS (destroyed or damaged) |
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14. Bridges |
28 | 09 | 25 | 62 | ||
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15. Buildings |
36 | 04 | 12 | 52 | ||
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16. Oil and Storage Dumps |
12 | 04 | 13 | 30 | ||
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17. Ammo Dumps |
04 | 01 | 06 | 11 | ||
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18. Vehicles |
01 | 45 | 08 | 55 | ||
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19. Other Installations (Pillboxes, Guns, etc.) |
43 | 12 | 01 | 56 | ||
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GENERAL STATISTICS |
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20. Flying Hours |
1899 | 1425 | 622 | 661 | 2638 | 7145 |
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21. Sorties |
544 | 366 | 186 | 195 | 759 | 2050 |
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Average Mission Time (in Hours) |
3.49 | 3.89 | 3.34 | 3.39 | 3.48 | 3.49 |
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Enemy Shipping Destroyed (Tons) |
18,650 | |||||
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Enemy Shipping Severely Damaged (Tons) |
40,900 | |||||
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Direct Hits to Ships But Undetermined |
129.092 | |||||
Several fighter pilots and Avenger crews and were credited with kills - of aircraft and ships: