SORTIE REPORT #2558
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 Failed To Return
Comments: Shot down by Me-109s near Coblenz at 1320 hrs; crashed near Reichenbach, Odenwald, Germany. MACR 3872
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97231 ⇗ 547th SO*D not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Tollison, Verlyn Chance⇗ 547 KIA
Co-pilot White, Dana Cales⇗ 547 KIA
Navigator Fitzsimmons, Willis Ray⇗ 547 KIA
Bombardier McGinnis, Roy (NMI)⇗ 547 KIA
Radio Operator Coffman, Beryl (NMI)⇗ 547 POW/Wounded
Engineer/Top Turret Patterson, Robert A⇗ 547 POW
Ball Turret Velasquez, Simon Cortez⇗ 547 POW
Tail Gunner Davis, Hubert Miles⇗ 547 POW
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Friess, Earl Henry⇗ 547 POW
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Threet, Elmer Ellwood, Jr⇗ 547 POW
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
MACRMissing Air Crew Report # 3872⇗
PhotoRoy McGinnis⇗
PhotoSimon Cortez Velasquez⇗
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