SORTIE REPORT #917
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 42‑29987 ⇗ 547th SO*Q not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Price, William Merriman, III⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Witt, Francis John, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Wheeler, Glenn Preston⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Dailey, Donald William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Nelson, Earl James⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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