SORTIE REPORT #2118
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑16 75 262 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Bad Day At Augsburg: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two formations on today's mission. A group-sized formation was assigned to the 40th Composite Combat Wing; it could not find its assigned Wing, so it tacked on to the 1st Combat Wing and completed the mission. Also, a single squadron formation was assigned as the low squadron of the Composite High Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The formations were unable to attack the primary target because it was obscured by clouds, so the bombers unloaded on the secondary target, Augsburg, using PFF (RADAR) aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (PFF)
Target: City
Type: Non-Military
Location: Augsburg, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97449 547th SO*B SWEETHEART
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Daskey, Kendall (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Kelly, John Thomas 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Welsbacher, Robert Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Dotherow, Edward (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Trypuc, John Vincent, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Lenich, Francis Augustus 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Chouinard, Garnet (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Schleuse, Robert Edward 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Madera, Alfred (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wray, Forrest Donald 547 Completed, Uninjured
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