SORTIE REPORT #2549
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑13 89 301 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany
Primary Attacked, Huge Losses: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Vicious fighter attacks knocked down nine of our aircraft - the greatest one mission loss for the Group during the war - but the bombers were able to attack the assigned target with good results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑107058 ⇗ 546th BK*C WHITE ANGEL Clayton, Alfred George
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gowder, Charles Fred⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Rooker, Billy Roy⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Fazio, Vincent Joseph⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Brooks, James Joseph⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Barnes, Francis Eugene⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Beaugh, George (NMI)⇗ Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Sacco, Salvatore R⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Williamson, James Edward⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Higgins, Robert Stephen⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Leber, Richard Edward⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
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