SORTIE REPORT #11691
Event Date: 1944-01-09
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Crashed In Allied Territory
Comments: Crashed on training mission. Right landing gear would not lower. Made a belly landing at Little Staughton. Aircraft was written off.
Non-Combat Sortie
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37924 ⇗ 547th SO*T not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Moody, Ivan Everett⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Miller, Ellis Leroy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Wright, William Clifford⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Moore, Lloyd Welch Ace⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Smith, Luther Earl⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kushner, Jack (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ecker, John Erie⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
ACCIREPAccident Report # 44-01-09-504⇗
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