SORTIE REPORT #2446
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑09 86 293 Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany
Weather Causes Assembly Havoc: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Composite Combat Wing B on todays mission, furnishing the lead and low groups of the wing. Bad weather caused assembly difficulties for the entire Wing, leading many pilots to abandon efforts to locate the wing. However, clear weather over the continent and in the target area enabled a majority of the bombers to successfully attack their assigned targets.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back at 0915; could not locate formation due to bad weather.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97201 547th SO*J JAMAICA MARY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kelly, John Thomas 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Roth, Verle Leroy 547 Aborted
Navigator Welsbacher, Robert Henry 547 Aborted
Bombardier Dotherow, Edward (NMI) 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Trypuc, John Vincent, Jr 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Cruise, James Henry 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Chouinard, Garnet (NMI) 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Budassi, Remo Guido 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Madera, Alfred (NMI) 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wray, Forrest Donald 547 Aborted
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