SORTIE REPORT #1909
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑02‑25 67 235 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany
Big Week, Last Day: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided aircraft and crews to two separate combat wings for today's mission. One formation flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group), and another small contingent flew as portions of the lead and low groups of the 41st Composite Combat Wing (41C Group). Weather at the 41A Group's target area near Augsburg was CAVU and visual bombing results were good.
During assembly, one aircraft was forced out of the 41A Group while avoiding a mid-air collision and ended up joining the 41C Group and bombing a ball bearing plant with them. Weather at the 41C Group's target area near Stuttgart was CAVU and visual bombing results were good.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41C Group, High Squadron, Lead Group. Landed away at RAF Desborough, Northamptonshire, on return due to low fuel.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 41‑24560 544th SU*A LITTLE AUDREY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot West, George Berry 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Yount, Donald Laverne 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator DeWitt, Robert Courtney 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Credidio, Anthony Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Anderson, Charles LeRoy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Crippen, Creig B 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Skerko, John (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Graeb, William Louis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ray, William Charles 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Figley, Wilbert Guy 544 Completed, Uninjured
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