SORTIE REPORT #1997
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
B-17G 42‑97449 ⇗ 547th SO*B SWEETHEART
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gay, Greeley (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Lynch, John Daniel, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hitchcock, Carl Edwin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Lenich, Francis Augustus⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Loomis, Dorman George⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Schleuse, Robert Edward⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Markiewicz, John Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hubbard, Warren Emmett⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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