SORTIE REPORT #4785
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑11 155 466 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany
First 384th Munich Mission: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also supplied the wing's low group on today's mission. A long mission, the wing was airborne for over four-and-a-half hours before dropping its bombs using PFF aiming. The return flight was another four hours.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6080 ⇗ 547th SO*L not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Menke, Robert Arthur⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Anthony, Thomas John⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Loomis, Donald Orlando⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Gudowski, Frank George⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Sexton, William Hiram⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Shaputis, John Veto⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Elgin, Furman Walter⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Teller, James Alvin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stynchula, Frank Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Loya, Antonio (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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