SORTIE REPORT #2602
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑19 91 308 Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany
Aircraft Industry Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Weather again was a challenge for the bombardier, but a good visual bomb run was accomplished and bombs were placed on the target.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑3441 ⇗ 547th SO*E PATCHES II / SPOTTED COW
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 Pastorella, John Paul⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gustafson, Claus Norman⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Olstad, Kermit Iver⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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