SORTIE REPORT #562
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back due to #2 engine failure.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑5849 ⇗ 547th SO*N HELL'S BELLES II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Goulder, Edmund Samuel⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wilson, William Monroe⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Harris, Arthur Claude⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Vodilko, Michael Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Sears, William Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Thomasson, Edward Arthmur⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Leslie, Claude Robert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Seager, Francis Marvin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Saunders, Paul Ralph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Turner, John Harvey⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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