SORTIE REPORT #1002
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑11‑29 38 143 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany
Bremen Bombed, Results Unobserved: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) attacked Bremen using PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back; couldn't find formation after taking off late, due to misunderstanding over low engine oil pressure.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑39784 ⇗ 544th SU*J CABIN IN THE SKY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Covington, Royston Truitt, Jr⇗ 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗ 544 Aborted
Navigator Fallon, John James⇗ 544 Aborted
Bombardier McGuinn, Thomas Patrick⇗ 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Younker, John Joseph⇗ 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Onstad, William Walter⇗ 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Wasilewski, Aleck Michael⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Christian, Kenneth Paul Charles⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Whitney, Stanley Clifford⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Caine, William Charles⇗ 544 Aborted
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