SORTIE REPORT #1557
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: Low group low Squadron lead.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37974 ⇗ 545th JD*O SECTION 8
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ashcraft, Archie Bertis, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Riggins, George Clifton⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Oppenheimer, Kenneth Harold⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hern, Wallace Currie⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Madden, Joseph Francis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Sopher, Francis Walton⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Milstead, Willard Cleo⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lindsey, William Howard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Howard, Hiram Glenn⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Oien, Clarence Holger⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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