SORTIE REPORT #1991
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑03 70 246 Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany
8th AF: Mission Recalled: Mission recalled by 8th AF after entering enemy airspace, due to fuel shortage caused by maneuvering necessitated by weather: recalled crews were awarded combat credit for the mission.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Mission Recalled
Comments: High Squadron lead.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑31606 ⇗ 547th SO*O not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Witt, Francis John, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kazmerski, John Thomas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Fleenor, Charles Thurman⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Schwarz, James Cornelius⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Wilson, Gerald Eugene⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Miller, Robert Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Taylor, Homer William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Fernandez, Severino Jean⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Leach, Kenneth (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 1991 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
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