SORTIE REPORT #4860
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑12 156 469 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany
A Second Long Ride to Munich: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also supplied the wing's low group on today's mission. Clouds in the target area required the use of PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Low group deputy. Turned back due to failure of generators in engines 1, 3, & 4.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑38208 ⇗ 547th SO*A LILLY BELLE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hale, Charles Eugene⇗ 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Grant, Walter Edward⇗ 547 Aborted
Navigator Swisher, Glenn Everett⇗ 547 Aborted
Bombardier Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Richardson, William Earl⇗ 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Burlingame, James Wyatt⇗ 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Greene, Henry Tyler, Jr⇗ 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Asher, John Calvin⇗ 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Menchaca, Jose Ricardo⇗ 547 Aborted
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