SORTIE REPORT #1324
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑04 49 174 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany
Port Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Bombs were released on the wing leader using PFF aiming. The group leader released his bombs late due to 'freezing of the controls,' but the majority of the group released bombs on the wing lead. The target area was obscured by clouds so the results of the bombing were unobserved.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Flying Spare; joined formation.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37793 547th SO*X SPIRIT OF WINSOME WINN II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot DeFrees, Norman Francis 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Alloway, Ralph Hugh 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Moody, Ivan Everett 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Miller, Ellis Leroy 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Wright, William Clifford 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Moore, Lloyd Welch Ace 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Smith, Luther Earl 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kushner, Jack (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ecker, John Erie 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hallam, Harley Ross 547 Completed, Uninjured
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