SORTIE REPORT #1714
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑02‑08 61 214 Target: Piston Ring Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Radar Bombing Today: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. The primary target was bombed using PFF on the wing leader.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron. Crash-landed on a golf course near Brighton, Sussex, on return; plane rtd to service after a month.
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 Hunt, George Sylvester 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Moody, Ivan Everett 547 Wounded
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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StoryThe Spirit of Winsome Winn II
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