SORTIE REPORT #3242
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑20 110 359 Target: Orly Airport
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France
Luftwaffe Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. CAVU conditions permitted visual bombing, and the aiming point - the middle of a large hangar - was obliterated.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron Deputy.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37822 ⇗ 544th SU*C THE 'LEAD BANANA'
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Halasz, John Julius⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Teehan, John Francis⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Mayo, Roy Oscar, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Schmitzer, William James⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator McGill, Thomas Francis, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Berg, Clifford George⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Adams, George Alvan⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Monteith, Richard Taylor⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Pang, Sun Wah⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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