SORTIE REPORT #1992
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 No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑31740 ⇗ 546th BK*T not known Konzem, Hubert Philip
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rich, John (NMI), Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wehry, George Ellsworth⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Indest, Joseph Albert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Marvin, William Vern⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Montagne, Henry Julien Louis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Eklund, Howard Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Henken, Norman (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bishop, Nelson M J⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Jacobson, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Iverson, Bennie Franklin⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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