SORTIE REPORT #3527
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑30 120 380 Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany
Airfield Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the Lead and Low Groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, the last of six Wings in Air Task Force 1, on today's mission. With good conditions for visual bombing, the target was hit hard.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Lead Group, original Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 0952 hrs due to illness of tail gunner.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102500 ⇗ 546th BK*L not known Flynn, Roland (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gowder, Charles Fred⇗ 546 Aborted
Co-pilot Thompson, Willard Hayes⇗ 546 Aborted
Navigator Cohen, Joseph Meyer⇗ 547 Aborted
Togglier Hosmer, Richard Clyde⇗ 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Barnes, Francis Eugene⇗ 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Beaugh, George (NMI)⇗ 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Bugaj, Steve (NMI), Jr⇗ 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Williamson, James Edward⇗ 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Leber, Richard Edward⇗ 546 Aborted
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