SORTIE REPORT #2770
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑25 95 317 Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Metz, France
Traffic and Weather Prevent Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Bombs were held at the primary target because another group was below the 384th. An attampt to attack the secondary target was thwarted by cloud cover, as was an attempt to bomb the airfield at Abbeville.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑38013 547th SO*C NEVADA AVENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kelly, John Thomas 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Roth, Verle Leroy 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Welsbacher, Robert Henry 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Dotherow, Edward (NMI) 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Trypuc, John Vincent, Jr 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Cruise, James Henry 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Chouinard, Garnet (NMI) 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Budassi, Remo Guido 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Madera, Alfred (NMI) 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wray, Forrest Donald 547 Spare, Returned
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