SORTIE REPORT #1533
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Lead group. Turned back at Sleaford at 1000 hrs because of runaway prop on #2 engine.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑31222 ⇗ 546th BK*D LAZY DAISY Flynn, James Francis
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Reed, Merlin Howard⇗ 546 Aborted
Co-pilot Rininsland, Bruce Martin⇗ 546 Aborted
Navigator Gudyka, Peter (NMI)⇗ 546 Aborted
Bombardier Heiss, John Lawrence⇗ 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Wellman, Robert Francis⇗ 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Johnson, Robert O (1943)⇗ 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Osepchook, Arthur John⇗ 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Hardy, Emmet Francis⇗ 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Plotz, John James⇗ 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Casey, Robert Joseph⇗ 546 Aborted
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