SORTIE REPORT #8132
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑09 237 743 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany
Daimler Factory Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All aircraft bombed the primary target: the lead squadron bombed by Gee-H with visual assist, the High squadron used Gee-H alone, and the Low squadron bombed visually.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑38208 ⇗ 547th SO*A LILLY BELLE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Frederick, Edwin Bernard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gronemeyer, Lyle Jacob⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Orth, Alvin Wilson⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Crowell, Hollis Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ballenger, John Sidney⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Storm, Delbert (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Grubbs, Wilmer Harold⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Foster, Garnet Eugene⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Dufur, William Sargent⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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