SORTIE REPORT #1341
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑05 50 176 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany
Smokescreen Not Effective: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st Composite Combat Wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was CAVU, and a defensive smokescreen failed to hide the target, permitting a successful visual attack.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37793 ⇗ 547th SO*X SPIRIT OF WINSOME WINN II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator McKinney, David Webster⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Owens, John Ralph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Roemer, Weldon Keith⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Harper, William Lester⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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