SORTIE REPORT #11215
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑15 311 951 Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France
Flak Guns Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. CAVU weather permitted accurate bombing and results were good.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Did not bomb target; togglier did not see smoke marker from lead aircraft; jettisoned bombs after target at 1328 hrs.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38994 ⇗ 546th BK*Q DEVASTATING LADY Kraus, Alvin C
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Seipold, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Henly, Harry Richard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Witt, Charles Dean⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hodge, Robert Merrill⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Birkholz, John Melvin⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer Scimeca, Frank John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret O'Brien, Joseph Walter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Stanick, Paul Jacob⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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