SORTIE REPORT #1749
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑02‑20 63 226 Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany
Big Week Begins!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's operation as part of 8th Air Force Mission 226, Task Force 1. One group led the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group), while the other flew as the low group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group). Despite cloudy weather most of the way to the targets, they were bombed visually. The 41A Group bombed their assigned primary target, an aircraft assembly and repair facility near Leipzig, Germany. The 41B Group Bombed their assigned target, an aircraft assembly plant near Bernberg, Germany.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: 41B Group. Turned back at 1023 hrs due to #2 cylinder head on #1 engine blew out, causing a fire, which resulted in feathering of engine.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑31058 546th BK*T LIBERTY RUN Francis, Percy Tom
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rinne, Austin Dean 546 Aborted
Co-pilot Bornhorst, Francis Joseph, Jr 546 Aborted
Navigator Trees, William Ernest 546 Aborted
Bombardier Thaxter, Floyd Wilson 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Edwards, Thomas Joseph, Jr 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Jones, Leroy Charles 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Hickey, James Currie 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Regan, Charles Thomas 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cooper, Robert Henry 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Page, William Marvin 546 Aborted
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