SORTIE REPORT #551
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑09‑09 23 94 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France
Enemy Airfield Devastated: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) contributed 16 aircraft to today's mission, an attack on important airfields located about 60 miles southeast of Calais, France. After making a 360° turn near the Initial Point to clear another group, a visual bomb run was accomplished on the secondary target, with good results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Group Deputy.
Secondary (Visual)
Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30033 ⇗ 546th BK*G LITTLE AMERICA Foster, Ewing H
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kelly, James Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Taylor, Sidney Paul⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Blount, Wilbourne Earl⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Ryberg, John Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Beaupre, Jerome Bernard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Nealis, Leonard Martin Eugene⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lane, Dennis Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Yaskow, Peter Thomas⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Mizgorski, Aloysius William⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Killin, Roland Leroy⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Observer Stroud, Henry Herbert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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