SORTIE REPORT #1544
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: Lead group flying spare; turned back at Burnham due to #3 engine oil pressure dropping to 30 lbs and becoming erratic; cylinder head tempurature on #1 engine ran high with cowl flaps open.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 41‑24578 547th SO*U OLD RELIABLE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Outen, Charles Levi 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Inman, Loren Alexander 547 Aborted
Navigator Wood, Charles Stoddart 547 Aborted
Bombardier Welch, Gordon Michael 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Shipley, Charles Marion 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Bazhaw, Elbert Lee 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Connelly, Gordon Raker 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Wheeler, Glenn Preston 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Barto, Louis Joseph 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wyman, Donald George 547 Aborted
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