SORTIE REPORT #2832
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑29 98 327 Target: Industrial District
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany
Industry Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing for today's mission. Bombing was done in wing formation on wing lead, with unobserved results. This was a particularly costly mission for the Eighth Air Force: 63 heavy bombers of the 679 dispatched failed to return.
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 42‑97263 547th SO*D LADY MARGARET
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brown, Donald Harold 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Pring, Robert Bradford 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Potts, Russell Malcom 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Thevenet, Charles James, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Jones, Raymond Brown 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Coleman, Robert Loftin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bretz, Edward Richard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kennedy, John Charles 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bennett, Fred Huram 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wills, Charles Howard 547 Completed, Uninjured
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