SORTIE REPORT #1542
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑30 56 200 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
Aircraft Plant Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st Combat Wing A Wing on today's mission. The target was attacked by PFF.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Low group. Turned back at 0945 hrs because throttle linkage was broken on #1 and prop had to be feathered; generators on other engines out also.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑3259 545th JD*T SNAFU / ALABAMA WHIRLWIND
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Heffley, Farris Ormond 545 Aborted
Co-pilot Mabe, Walter Breeden 545 Aborted
Navigator Carini, Louis Peter 545 Aborted
Bombardier Betolatti, John (NMI) 545 Aborted
Radio Operator Shade, William James 545 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Deutsch, Samuel (NMI) 545 Aborted
Ball Turret Metz, Charles John 545 Aborted
Tail Gunner Allen, George William 545 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Alfter, Glen Edward 545 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gatzman, Ralph Lee 545 Aborted
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