SORTIE REPORT #3286
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
B-17G 42‑97204 547th SO*K SKYLARK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot MacFarlane, Menzies James 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Jacobs, Bernard Richard 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Kinzer, James Brooks, Jr 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Ziegler, Pete Frank 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Sheppard, George Raeburn 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Doughty, Walter Warren 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Latourette, Frank Richard 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Caster, George Edward 547 Spare, Returned
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