SORTIE REPORT #6869
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑09 208 670 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany
Schweinfurt Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st CBW A wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was 10/10ths clouds, and the decision was made to bomb the PFF target. Results were unobserved.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6149 ⇗ 547th SO*U HOT AFTER IT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Harter, David Smuck⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Weiss, Warren Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Seibel, Joseph Austin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Adams, Harold Peter⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret McCoy, Jesse Granville⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Pierce, Lee Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Clairday, Willard Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stephens, Frank (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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