SORTIE REPORT #566
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 Secondary (Visual)
Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29828 ⇗ 545th JD*Q T.S.
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ashcraft, Archie Bertis, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Riggins, George Clifton⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Oppenheimer, Kenneth Harold⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hern, Wallace Currie⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Jennings, Romulus Call, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Sopher, Francis Walton⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Milstead, Willard Cleo⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lindsey, William Howard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Oien, Clarence Holger⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Fields, James Richard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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