SORTIE REPORT #546
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 Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29554 ⇗ 545th JD*Y BILLIE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Sundlun, Bruce George⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Zitnik, Charles Allen⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Jylkka, Reino Oswal⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier McGovern, Vincent James⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Snyder, Charles Leslie⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ramsey, William Marion⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Curtis, William Stanley⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lekas, Frank (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hayes, George Clayborne⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cappelletti, Mike Joseph⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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