SORTIE REPORT #3280
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑22 112 361 Target: Warehouse District in the Dock Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany
Docks Area Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The bombardier decided not to drop bombs on the assigned aiming point as it had apparently been destroyed by bombs from previous groups, and was completely obscured by smoke and clouds. Instead, he aimed at a warehouse district adjacent to the destroyed area.
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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102620 546th BK*P DE RUMBLE IZER Clayton, Alfred George
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Shearer, Wilbur Lee, Jr 546 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Hogshire, William Judson 546 Spare, Returned
Navigator Myers, Robert Stewart 546 Spare, Returned
Togglier Dillon, Howard Arthur 546 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Shedd, Charles Livingston 546 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Lipps, Paul Richard 546 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Foltz, Howard William 546 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Knight, Wilburn Moses 546 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Harp, James Hubert 546 Spare, Returned
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