SORTIE REPORT #2095
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑09 74 253 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Secondary Target Attacked With PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The primary target was hidden by dense clouds, so the secondary was attacked using PFF (RADAR) aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97449. Turned back at 1102 hrs because #7 cylinder blew off of #2 engine and had to be feathered.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑37848 546th BK*E SISSY Jacobs, Gilbert Oren
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Horton, Lloyd (NMI), Jr 546 Aborted
Co-pilot Wehry, George Ellsworth 546 Aborted
Navigator Messer, Joseph Louis, Jr 546 Aborted
Togglier Baker, Earl Shelton 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Fless, Gustave (NMI) 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Hunt, Leo Albert 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Couture, Clement Adrian 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Iverson, Bennie Franklin 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Parsons, Lawrence Lincoln 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Philippi, Norbert Francis 546 Aborted
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