SORTIE REPORT #6900
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)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Comments: Low Squadron
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38678 ⇗ 545th JD*F not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Smith, Jack M⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Nelson, Elmer (NMI)⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Dobrow, Martin (NMI)⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Togglier Melton, Derald William⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Occhino, Anthony A⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Zaleski, Edmund Casmir⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Raught, Thomas Earl⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Manicki, John Robert⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Rohr, Kenneth Orville⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
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