SORTIE REPORT #1
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑06‑22 1 65 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
First 384th Combat Mission: Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft and Crew. Replaced Witt. Landed first with wounded aboard.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30005 546th BK*A SALVAGE QUEEN Schuyler, Charles Robert
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Henderson, Lykes Shelton 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Shinsky, Paul Francis, Sr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Belk, Claudius Earle 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Conway, Andrew Carr, Sr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Baker, Howard Temple 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schultz, Ivon J 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hemmick, Ralph Eugene, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Price, John Maxon 546 Seriously Wounded
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Smith, George H (IO) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Lally, Joseph Aloyious 546 Completed, Uninjured
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