SORTIE REPORT #1569
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: Lead group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37793.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑39962 ⇗ 547th SO*O not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hunt, George Sylvester⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Moody, Ivan Everett⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Miller, Ellis Leroy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Wright, William Clifford⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Moore, Lloyd Welch Ace⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Smith, Luther Earl⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kushner, Jack (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hallam, Harley Ross⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ecker, John Erie⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 1569 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 10 October 2026, 10:21 PM (PDT)
Site design and content © 1999-2026 by Webmaster