SORTIE REPORT #1363
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑07 51 178 Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Few Aircraft Join Formation: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) was planned to fly as the high group of the 94th Combat Wing on today's mission. After group assembly, clouds encountered on the climb to the wing rendezvous point separated the squadrons. The high squadron (plus two aircraft from the low squadron, and one from the lead squadron which later aborted) tacked on to several wings in succession, trying to find their assigned wing, finally joining a wing that included groups of the 1st and 94th Combat Wings. From that point on, the mission proceeded as planned, and bombs were dropped on the wing leader.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Group lead. Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑37848 546th BK*E SISSY Jacobs, Gilbert Oren
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Harris, George Warren, Jr 546 Aborted
Pilot Algar, Philip Morris 546 Aborted
Navigator Celentano, Frank A 546 Aborted
Bombardier McClanahan, James Clifton 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Moore, Howard Milton 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Laviolette, Roland Bernard 546 Aborted
Ball Turret McKay, Kenneth Mitchel, Jr 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Stallings, Gordon Kenneth 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Schimenek, John Francis 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Majewski, Casmer Robert 546 Aborted
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