SORTIE REPORT #5482
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑05 173 519 Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Langenhagen, Germany
Fighter Control Center: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission to knock out a control center for enemy fighter aircraft. Intense flak at the primary target did not deter the bombers, and visual bombing conditions enabled accurate bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High group lead.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102661 ⇗ 544th SU*L BIG DOG
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Sammons, Gerald Busby⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Allred, Frank Lavon⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator O'Sullivan, Timothy James⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wiley, Ralph Edward⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Morlan, Emil Clayton⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Berg, Clifford George⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Smith, Herman Eugene⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner La Chine, Lloyd Earl⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Monteith, Richard Taylor⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
Photo1944-08-05, High Group Lead, G. Sammons, F. Allred
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