SORTIE REPORT #567
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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑29935 ⇗ 545th BK*K THE CAT'S SASS / PULMADIQUE Hunter, Jack Walter
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Algar, Philip Morris⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wolf, Richard Vance⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Celentano, Frank A⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Thompson, James Westerfield⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Gerow, Francis (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Laviolette, Roland Bernard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret McKay, Kenneth Mitchel, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Majewski, Casmer Robert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Yeater, James Thomas⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Schimenek, John Francis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Observer Crowe, Clifford H, Jr⇗ GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
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