SORTIE REPORT #537
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑09‑07 22 92 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium
384th Leads Composite Group: The 384th Bomb Group provided the lead and low squadrons of a composite group (high squadron provided by 303rd BG). Conditions at the primary target permitted a visual attack, and good results were reported.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30043.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑30005 ⇗ 546th BK*A SALVAGE QUEEN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ingles, John Thomas⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Pratt, Harry Mitchell⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Ruman, Charles Logan⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Mason, Earl Carter⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Smith, Lawrence Waith, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Morrison, Clarence Theodore⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Farley, John Francis⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Brescia, Alfred Joseph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Spaulding, Charles Arnold⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Janes, Carl Warner⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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