[303rd-Talk] WWII Missions from Nov. 16, 1944 - Mar. 1, 1945

Sun Jul 26 09:54:03 MDT 2009

John,
I can check for you and will try to later today.  I have copies of the 
mission reports.  Back then it was not so much hitting the wrong key as 
trying to read old copies of old carbon copies.  I'll be gone for a 
couple of hours but will try to check later on.

Gary
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*Gary L. Moncur*
* 303rd Bomb Group Historian
glm at 303rdBG.com
www.303rdBG.com*

jhelms2196 at aol.com wrote:
> I have corresponded from time to time with this group about my father John R. Helms.  I have done a good deal of research and my father always told me he started as a co-pilot and ended up a pilot in Molesworth during WWII.  I think I have found why I could never see any of his missions as a pilot.  
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> Again, my father was John R. Helms and there are a number of missions recorded for him both with the crew he was assigned and as an combat experienced co-pilot.  I found that he was the only John Helms listed on the base roster, but a John E. Helms appeared on some of the missions as a pilot durning the time that he was in England.  I now think that the John E. Helms should really have been John R. Helms.  The E and R key are next to each other on the typewriter (computer) keyboard and I now think this is a clerical error where when these reports were typed, the E key was mistakenly keyed as opposed to the R key which would have been correct.  I have even been in contact with a gentleman who said he was a bombadier on some of the missions on which my father was the pilot.  I am now convinced that he flew on missions from Mission No. 180 to Mission 290 some of which as a co-pilot and some as a pilot.  
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> I hope that someone will comment on the possibility of my theory.   
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> John R. Helms, Alderman
> City of Florence, Mississippi
> Florence, MS 39073\
> www.helmsforflorence.com
> http://blog.helmsforflorence.com
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> From: Bill Twomey <twomey45 at msn.com>
> To: 303rd-talk <303rd-talk at 303rdbg.com>
> Sent: Sat, Jul 25, 2009 9:21 pm
> Subject: RE: [303rd-Talk] WWII Missions from Nov. 16, 1944 - Mar. 1, 1945
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> Much as Joel said -  My father,  John Twomey,  flew on the following missions,
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> Regards,
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>  From: joelkc2442 at bellsouth.net
>  To: 303rd-talk at 303rdBG.com
>  Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] WWII Missions from Nov. 16, 1944 - Mar. 1, 1945
>  Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:53:33 -0400
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>  Mrs. Newell,
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>  My father-in-law, Kirkland T. Price was on these missions with your father, 
>  only with a different crew. You can read about these missions by clicking 
>  on the link beside each.
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>  273 http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/273.pdf
>  277 http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/277.pdf
>  278 http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/278.pdf
>  281 http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/281.pdf
>  282 http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/282.pdf
>  285 http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/285.pdf
>  290 http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/290.pdf
>  291 http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/291.pdf
>  292 http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/282.pdf
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>  Regards,
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>  Joel Coleman
>  Georgia
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>  Subject: [303rd-Talk] WWII Missions from Nov. 16, 1944 - Mar. 1, 1945
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>  My father. Lt. Richard M. Newell of the 360th, went on these missions at the 
>  end of WWII. Does anyone remember anything about 
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>  Thank you very much for anything you can tell me.
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>  > Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:46:59 -0600
>  > From: glm at 303rdbg.com
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>  > Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] Cronkite
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>  > We've tried all that plus Mr. Cronkite's office. No one can locate it.
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>  > Gary
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>  > *Gary L. Moncur*
>  > * 303rd Bomb Group Historian
>  > glm at 303rdBG.com
>  > www.303rdBG.com*
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