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Maj. Humphrey's Postville Express1' 0 Comes Through Jap Raid UnscathedGamble SoleSuperfortress Was Named for Pilot’s Home Town; Official Pictures Received From Army Air Forces For,Publication In This Week’s Postville Heraldwry fu-dagc. mmplctcri the arduous iniv inn. lunge.-,t in bombardment his-Through the courtesy of Major Don-old .1. Humphrey nnd the Public Ho- ...............lati«i» OfTlce of the 20th Bomber jt.»i\ imscath. d Command In India, we are nb!o \lt; | in dcsoiiHni' the attack. Major brine *«» Herald readers today the first i lluii.phiev, 25-year-..ld son of Mr. and pictures released of the famous Super-1 Mr. .i.une.; T. Humphrey, Postville. fortri-.'S. Postville Express.’ It was | s.rd the grca'ost strain on the crew this riiip that was flrst over the t.irgd -was mvimIiihj out” the long flight. In the raid on the Japnncse homelnml | watehmi! f.«r enemy lighters which recently In which history was made. I never ..uponicd.pi mid of his home town. Major i Wi;en we reached the target it was Hunu hrcy who piloted the bi« Super- I pitch black,” hr declared after rc-tnri.ii t: t- his 20th Bomber Commandfortress, has christened his ship Post-villo Express. What a thrill any ..f rear i in iudia 'AVe dropped our our boys would get. were Donald t.. hi.mb- and then the Japs came to flv it to* some base where they arc .life Searchlights went on and poked st.itiroed. And thnt’s Just what'sj..r«lt;:i-d the skv f..r usGeo vko last Satu property take possi Gambles where Mi position Purchase Humphrc bles bou| from Her leys hav Hoth rci purchase John • chased th $3,500 frlt; had purlt; Bccdy c; retains t the prop move in posite th by the P ter vnca Hills anc or Bccdyliable to happen, one of these days when the big bomber nets start, d on its devastating mission of bombing the daylights out of Japan's illgottcii Pacific bases.Here is the story sent with the pictures:Headquarters.20th Bomber Clt;maml. Somewhere In India—Special'Our right gunner. Sergeant I.indlcy ■Stall Sgl Halph C. I.indlcy of Blon-(••■e. va*. said some lt;•( the lights hit u tuoiuent.irdy. hut lost us almost im-, mediately He reported seeing ack-ack• da.-he*, but none came very close to• our plane. Being first over the target, ii-• 1 gi:e-- wv caught them nappingPirateLotla the Postville Herald.—First H-L'flicr.w Superfortress to reach the target and drop its bombs during the recent night raid on the Important industrial center of Yawatn. Japan, was the Postville Express. named for the Iowa home.,, . town of the pilot. Major Donald J.! M»J,,r Humphrey Humphrey.The big bomber, Its name■j-r Humphrey said none of hisThe I games c with | by aCl.SCIany Jap light-j Clayton f the Super- j In th Looneymembers sidled er#. although some filt;i:re.v'-s i.i reach Yawata later had contact with them.A gradii.ite • ■( Postville high school.i.ttended Loras Col-I lege. Hiihuiiuc. and in 1040 graduated mnbla- ft'otn the State University of Iowa.game wizoned in bold red lettering on the sil-jb.w.. City.mont t\\ tally ma a two-bi the gam In the for Post Schmidt
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Postville Herald
Postville, Iowa, US
Wed, Aug 09, 1944
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