SORTIE REPORT #2555
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
B-17G 42‑97201 ⇗ 547th SO*J JAMAICA MARY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot MacKichan, William Graham⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Brown, Donald Harold⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Walling, Neil Emerson⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Lynch, John Daniel, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Gray, Kenneth D (IO)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Altendorf, Elroy Andrew⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Cox, John Stewart⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Felicetti, Frank Dominick⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gustafson, Claus Norman⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Nichols, Melvin Allen⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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