SORTIE REPORT #871
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑10‑30 Target: Marshaling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany
Weather Forces Recall: At 1040 hours the Group Leader received a messaage that the mission was scrubbed and all planes returned to this base with their bomb loads.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Mission Recalled Database Incomplete
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29987 ⇗ 547th SO*Q not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Price, William Merriman, III⇗ 547 Returned To Base
Co-pilot Nelson, Darwin George⇗ 547 Returned To Base
Navigator Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ 547 Returned To Base
Radar Navigator Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ 547 Returned To Base
Bombardier Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ 547 Returned To Base
Engineer/Top Turret Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ 547 Returned To Base
Ball Turret Griffin, Daniel (NMI)⇗ 547 Returned To Base
Tail Gunner Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr⇗ 547 Returned To Base
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Duzynski, Stanley (NMI)⇗ 547 Returned To Base
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Dailey, Donald William⇗ 547 Returned To Base
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