SORTIE REPORT #2564
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 42‑97510 ⇗ 546th BK*A SATAN'S PLAYMATE Schuyler, Charles Robert
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Horton, Lloyd (NMI), Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Smigelsky, Horace Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Messer, Joseph Louis, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Iverson, Bennie Franklin⇗ 546 Wounded
Radio Operator Ellis, Edwin Robert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hunt, Leo Albert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Couture, Clement Adrian⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Schekel, Lorin Edwin⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Philippi, Norbert Francis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Duddy, Martin Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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