SORTIE REPORT #1544
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 flying spare; turned back at Burnham due to #3 engine oil pressure dropping to 30 lbs and becoming erratic; cylinder head tempurature on #1 engine ran high with cowl flaps open.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 41‑24578 ⇗ 547th SO*U OLD RELIABLE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Outen, Charles Levi⇗ 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Inman, Loren Alexander⇗ 547 Aborted
Navigator Wood, Charles Stoddart⇗ 547 Aborted
Bombardier Welch, Gordon Michael⇗ 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Shipley, Charles Marion⇗ 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Bazhaw, Elbert Lee⇗ 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Connelly, Gordon Raker⇗ 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Wheeler, Glenn Preston⇗ 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Barto, Louis Joseph⇗ 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wyman, Donald George⇗ 547 Aborted
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