SORTIE REPORT #2331
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑27 83 282 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France
Airfield Attacked, Results Mixed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two formations on today's mission: 21 aircraft formed the high group of the 94th Composite Combat Bombardment Wing (94 Group) on today's mission, and seven aircraft formed the high squadron, high group, of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (41 Squadron). Weather at the Tours target area was CAVU, but a good percentage of the 94 Group bombs fell short of the airfield at Tours, and, according to the group bombardier, 'seemed to walk backward.' For the 41 Squadron, weather at the Chartres target area was CAVU and bombing was accurate.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Comments: 94 Group.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97231 547th SO*D not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kravet, Marvin Robert 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Tollison, Verlyn Chance 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Devine, Wray Thomas 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Pearson, Clarence Marshall 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Cammarano, Salvatore John 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Westrick, Urban William 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Schmit, William Phillip 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Murawski, Joseph Casmer 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Knecht, Wilbert Charles 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Patton, Regene Irvin 547 Spare, Returned
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