SORTIE REPORT #5843
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑18 182 561 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium
Tactical Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Although the visibility in the target area was reasonably good - the lead and low groups bombed on the first run - the high group bombardier was unable to sight the target until too late to bomb. A second run was unsuccessful because the target was obscured by smoke from prior bombing. The high group then proceeded to attack the briefed secondary target with good results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Comments: Low group.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6294 ⇗ 545th JD*N SCOTTY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Levine, Max (NMI)⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Williams, Jerome LaBau⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Yeoman, Dale Cougille⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Szasz, Anton (NMI)⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Larson, John Charles⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Trlica, George Henry⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Allen, William Wesley⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner MacGregor, Douglas Roy⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gilroy, Robert Peter⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stevenson, Lloyd Harley⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
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