SORTIE REPORT #5
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑06‑22 1 65 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
First 384th Combat Mission: Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30040 ⇗ 546th BK*B PICCADILLY COMMANDO Hunter, Jack Walter
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rosio, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Evans, George Waldo⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Fink, Leonard Jay⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Casden, Sidney (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Brown, Lester (NMI), Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Masterson, Otho Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Houghton, John Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lewis, Lee (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cucinotta, Anthony Frank⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kuberski, John Harry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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