SORTIE REPORT #4906
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑16 158 476 Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany
Again to Munich: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing, the fifth of seven wings of Air Task Force #1, on today's mission. Again the weather required the use of PFF aiming for dropping the bomb loads.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Wing Lead. This PFF ship was provided by the 305th BG, with a radar navigator, 1Lt Albert G D'Amico, from the 306th BG.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97543 ⇗ 422nd (305th BG) JJ*F not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Smith, Dale Orville⇗ GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗ Non384 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Froebel, Ronald Holcomb⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Harmon, Frank James⇗ Non384 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rovero, Aldo John⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Marks, Sanford (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Sapolin, Morton (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret D'Emilio, Nick Victor⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Flynn, Timothy Francis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
Photo1944-07-16, Wing Lead, D. Smith, R. Pryor (Non-384th)
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