SORTIE REPORT #1379
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑11 52 182 Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany
Port City Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the Composite Wing of the 40th Combat Wing on today's mission. The wing leader initially gave instructions for PFF bombing but changed to visual while making the turn onto the bomb run. Bombs were dropped 'on a city about 5 miles north by northwest of Brunswick, our secondary target.' This appears to have been Veltenhof, Germany. Due to bad weather, all aircraft landed at Seething, except as noted.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Carried nickles (propaganda leaflets}.
Other (Visual)
Target: City 5 miles NNW
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
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 Poole, George Irvin, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Butler, Robert Andrew 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kantor, Morris (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Knox, Robert Leo 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cason, Alfred Gibbs 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Marshall, Milford (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hoskins, Herman (NMI), Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hartline, Cleo Julius 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Flynn, Timothy Francis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Holland, Edward James 545 Completed, Uninjured
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