SORTIE REPORT #1855
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑02‑22 65 230 Target: Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany
Big Week, Day Three: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's missions. One formed the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group), and the other formed the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group).The 41A Group lost its formation when forced to fly into clouds during assembly: the entire group aborted, and all bombs were returned to base rather than being dropped at Halberstadt. The 41B Group attacked their primary target at Aschersleben, but while bombs appeared to strike in the target area, heavy smoke from prior groups made assessment difficult.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: 41A Group. Took off late (0922 instead of 0845) due to mechanical trouble but succeeded in joining formation.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29717 544th SU*M MR. FIVE BY FIVE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Larsen, Jack Kirby 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Donovan, Warren Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Fallon, John James 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Murray, Edward Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cole, Robert Lester 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barnes, Karl Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Haverlah, Alton Bernhard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Moore, John William 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Simon, Edward (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Holler, Edward Ralph 544 Completed, Uninjured
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