SORTIE REPORT #1
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑06‑22 1 65 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
First 384th Combat Mission: Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft and Crew. Replaced Witt. Landed first with wounded aboard.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30005 ⇗ 546th BK*A SALVAGE QUEEN Schuyler, Charles Robert
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Henderson, Lykes Shelton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Shinsky, Paul Francis, Sr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Belk, Claudius Earle⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Conway, Andrew Carr, Sr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Baker, Howard Temple⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schultz, Ivon John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hemmick, Ralph Eugene, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Price, John Maxon⇗ 546 Seriously Wounded
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Smith, George H (IO)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Lally, Joseph Aloyious⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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