SORTIE REPORT #2697
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 Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97178 545th JD*N SWEET MAMA
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Helmley, Loyd Elmer 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Olson, Norman (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kranick, Martin Everett 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Morris, Richard William 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Peterson, George (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Orth, Jay Shaffer 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ordaz, Armando Noriega 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Edwards, William Leroy 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner LaBelle, Joseph Adrian 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Pelkey, Arthur Symonds, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
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