SORTIE REPORT #2696
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑22 93 311 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany
Transportation Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two elements of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing B for today's mission: these were the low group, and the high squadron of the high composite group. Clear weather enabled good visual bombing results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to battle damage.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97150 547th SO*F SILVER QUEEN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot MacKichan, William Graham 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hautz, William James 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Walling, Neil Emerson 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Lynch, John Daniel, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Gray, Kenneth D (IO) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Altendorf, Elroy Andrew 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Cox, John Stewart 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Olstad, Kermit Iver 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gustafson, Claus Norman 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Dunn, Lawrence Warren 547 Completed, Uninjured
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