SORTIE REPORT #1530
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑30 56 200 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
Aircraft Plant Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st Combat Wing A Wing on today's mission. The target was attacked by PFF.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Wing lead.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30026 ⇗ 546th BK*J BATTLEWAGON Flynn, Roland (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Beckett, Thomas Pope⇗ GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Algar, Philip Morris⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Chapin, Robert Charles⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Celentano, Frank A⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier McClanahan, James Clifton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Moore, Howard Milton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Laviolette, Roland Bernard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret McKay, Kenneth Mitchel, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Majewski, Casmer Robert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Schimenek, John Francis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Observer Bishop, Charles W⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
PhotoLT Phil Algar after Wing Lead Mission⇗
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