SORTIE REPORT #3223
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑19 109 358 Target: Unidentified Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany
Weather Causes Confusion: The 38th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and, in addition, provided the Low Group of that wing, on today's mission. Heavy but partially broken clouds over Berlin led to the Lead Group bombing a target of opportunity by visual aiming, while the Low Group bombed the primary target using PFF of another group.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Group. Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel.
TOO (Visual)
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37982 544th SU*K TREMBLING GREMLIN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Seamon, Grover Lawrence, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Yount, Donald Laverne 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Schmidtke, George Emory 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Robertson, Avon Vern 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ramos, Manuel Mazon 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Loving, Elmer Hill, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Housh, Leonard Jess 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Altstaetter, Herbert Emerson 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Thompson, Raymond Archie 544 Completed, Uninjured
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