SORTIE REPORT #3
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑06‑22 1 65 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
First 384th Combat Mission: Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Additional non-384th crewmember, Maj G E Hagenbuch, appears on the loading list as an instructor pilot (IP).
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30032 ⇗ 546th BK*D SKY QUEEN Jacobs, Gilbert Oren
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Dietel, William (NMI), Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Dutton, Kenneth Cyrus⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Funk, Herbert Wilbur, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Davis, Clyde William⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bollinger, Ardell Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Adams, Howard Johnson⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Dunmyer, Lawrence Edwin⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Mason, Jack Leonard (#1)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Martin, Wyman D⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Amory, Edward (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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