SORTIE REPORT #2582
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑18 90 306 Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Attack on Aircraft Plant: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing A Wing on today's mission. Clouds in the target area complicated the bombardier's job, but the group was able to drop its bombs on target on the first bomb run.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron deputy.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97142 546th BK*N THOR, GOD OF THUNDER Francis, Percy Tom
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Cole, Howard Woodrow 546 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Smigelsky, Horace Joseph 546 Spare, Returned
Navigator Dolson, Henry James 546 Spare, Returned
Togglier Iverson, Bennie Franklin 546 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Ellis, Edwin Robert 546 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret McKeon, Francis Peter 546 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Hart, George Thurman 546 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Hartranft, Landis Grant 546 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Artessa, Carmen Alex 546 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Long, Thomas Nelson 546 Spare, Returned
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