SORTIE REPORT #2552
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)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97139 ⇗ 546th BK*M FLAK HOPPER McKinney, Lauren Lee
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Parisette, Donald Frederick⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Thaxter, Floyd Wilson⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Turner, Claude Murphy⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Geronemo, James Anthony⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Aronson, Isadore Irving⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hosmer, Richard Clyde⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Casey, Robert Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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