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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Lieut. Marshall E. Hyde, a U.S. Army fighter pilot in the Aleutians, may have set a record with 14 bombing and strafing missions over Kiska in one week from April 10-17, 1943, destroying Japanese positions and seeing enemy casualties.
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By EUGENE BURNS
Associated Press War Correspondent
AN ADVANCED ANDREANOF BASE, April 21.—(Delayed)—Lieut. Marshall E. Hyde may have established in the Aleutians a record by crowding 14 bombing and strafing fights over Kiska in one week.
Army Fighter Headquarters report here. As a matter of fact, fliers here would like to know if any world front pilot has done any better.
From April 2 to April 17, Lieut. Hyde made 23 trips, 14 of which were made during the past week.
On these flights he released bombs on Kiska's main camp area, on a beached Jap freighter in Kiska Harbor, strafed gun positions and had the satisfaction of seeing buildings blow up as the result of his bombs.
On two occasions, Lieut. Hyde has seen dead Japanese sprawled over sandbags surrounding their machine gun nests he had bombed and strafed.
His Lightning usually carries two 500 pound bombs.
During the same week, fellow Lightning pilots made forty-two mission trips to Kiska.
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An Advanced Andreanof Base, Aleutians
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From April 2 To April 17
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dead japanese seen on two occasions; buildings blown up; beached jap freighter bombed; fellow pilots made forty-two mission trips
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Lieut. Hyde made 23 trips from April 2 to April 17, including 14 bombing and strafing missions over Kiska in one week, releasing bombs on main camp area and beached freighter, strafing gun positions