SORTIE REPORT #3557
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)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Group, Wing Lead.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑38014 ⇗ 546th BK*G LITTLE AMERICA II Foster, Ewing H
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Beckett, Thomas Pope⇗ GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Kelly, John Thomas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Martin-Vegue, James Raymond⇗ GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Monfort, Robert Hugh⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Trypuc, John Vincent, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Budassi, Remo Guido⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Chouinard, Garnet (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Griggs, Frederick Monroe⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cruise, James Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
Photo1944-05-30, Wing Lead, Lead Crew Photo, Beckett, J. Kelly
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