Byron Logie:  "As we approached the west coast of Denmark there was a high bank of clouds running north to south.  We had climbed to 23,000 feet trying to go over them, but as we approached we could see they were at least 3000 feet above us. We were then told to spread out and take up a heading of 90 degrees and hold that while flying through the clouds.  When we came out on the other side we were scattered all over the sky.  The German fighters were waiting for us and started to attack us before we could get back in formation.  They were yellow nosed ME-109 fighters that were from Goerings crack fighter group, protecting the German sub pens.  Two fighters attacked my plane head on and shot out both inboard engines and also most of our electrical system. The explosion was so loud I had ringing in my left ear for three days. My navigator [Jacobson] had been hit by a piece of shrapnel that had nicked the artery in his neck.  The blood flew everywhere and I knew he had to get to a doctor fast or he would die.  I told my bombardier [Kita] to jump with him and try to get to a doctor.  I found out later that we were still over Germany.  German solders picked them up as soon as they hit the ground. A doctor saw him within fifteen minutes, which saved his life.  After they jumped I told my flight engineer [Scott] to try to get to the tail of the plane to check on the men there, as we had no voice communication.  He only got as far as the door, but two bombs that had not jettisoned had blocked it.

"After being attacked and losing two engines my first thought was to try to make it to Sweden.  It was a neutral country and we would not be prisoners of war.  I was losing some altitude, but knew, as I got lower, I could stop losing altitude and make it on two engines.  About that time a third German fighter attacked and shot out a third engine. I could also see a part of the rudder had been hit, but I still had control of the plane.  Now I was losing altitude at from 3000-4000 feet per minute.  My co-pilot turned on the jump alarm. I was hoping that it was sounding in the back of the plane.  I ordered everyone to jump as fast as they could.  I had no way of knowing what was happening in the back of the plane.  I was hoping that they had jumped.  I stayed with the plane as long as I could, giving them as much time as possible.  When I got down to 2000 feet I knew I had to jump then or die in the plane.  I got out of my seat and ran to the bomb bay and jumped.  As soon as I cleared the plane I pulled the ripcord and the chute opened.  What a beautiful sight.  I was down to around 700 feet above the ground when my chute opened. I watched my plane make a wide circle and hit the ground and explode. The plane had crashed in a small Danish village.  I found out later that no one was hurt and that it had set fire to only one small shed that burned."

Date	Target	Pilot	Sqdn	Mission No.
05-Mar-44	Bourdeaux	Logie	755	1
06-Mar-44	Berlin/Genshagen	Logie	755	2
08-Mar-44	Berlin/Erkner	Logie	755	3
15-Mar-44	Brunswick	Logie	755	4
21-Mar-44	Pas De Calais	Logie	755	5
23-Mar-44	Osnabruck	Logie	755	6
24-Mar-44	St. Dizer	Logie	755	7
26-Mar-44	Bonniers, France	Logie	755	8
27-Mar-44	Biarritz, France	Logie	755	9
09-Apr-44	Tutow	Logie	755	10

Compiled from 755th Squadron records