SORTIE REPORT #2697
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑22 93 311 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany
Transportation Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two elements of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing B for today's mission: these were the low group, and the high squadron of the high composite group. Clear weather enabled good visual bombing 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 42‑97178 ⇗ 545th JD*N SWEET MAMA
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Olson, Norman (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kranick, Martin Everett⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Morris, Richard William⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Peterson, George (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Orth, Jay Shaffer⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ordaz, Armando Noriega⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Edwards, William Leroy⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner LaBelle, Joseph Adrian⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Pelkey, Arthur Symonds, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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