SORTIE REPORT #10697
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑28 299 917 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany
Industrial Plant Attacked: Weather prevented attack on the primary target so the secondary target was attacked using PFF. This plant produced machine tools, small arms gun components, and control apparatus for V-1 and V-2 weapons.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Landed In Allied Territory
Comments: Landed away at A-72 (Perrone, France) due to low fuel. Returned to base later.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Deutsche Industrie Werke
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38647 ⇗ 547th SO*D not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ferrell, Oran Luther , Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Frankenbery, Lloyd M⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Pylman, John Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Davis, Dixon (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Paschall, Joseph Harry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret LeMay, Jack Ray, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer Schuster, Harold Ludwig⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hewitt, Milton Terrel⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Blevins, Donald Hillman⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Himmler, Francis Frederick⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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