SORTIE REPORT #904
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑11‑05 35 121 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
PFF Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the attack today, with a PFF aircraft borrowed from the 482nd BG at Alconbury.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑5404 ⇗ 545th JD*M THE GEEZIL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Schock, George William⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Garrett, James Patrick⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hawkins, Charles Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Benker, Patrick Dennis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Paula, Placido John, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Mitchell, Charles Floyd⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hamm, Morton Washington⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Thompson, James Westerfield⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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