SORTIE REPORT #2608
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)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97142 ⇗ 546th BK*N THOR, GOD OF THUNDER Francis, Percy Tom
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Smigelsky, Horace Joseph⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Navigator Dolson, Henry James⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Togglier Iverson, Bennie Franklin⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Ellis, Edwin Robert⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret McKeon, Francis Peter⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Hart, George Thurman⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Hartranft, Landis Grant⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Artessa, Carmen Alex⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Long, Thomas Nelson⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
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