SORTIE REPORT #4462
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑25 146 442 Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment
Type: Transportation
Location: Sens, France
Tactical Bridges Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided three group formations to form the entire 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Three additional 384th aircraft and crews were assigned to fly with with the 41st B CBW to attack a different bridge, but were unable to effect a rendezvous with the wing, and joined a 92nd BG formation to bomb their target. Good bombing weather was found in the target areas, permitting generally good results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron deputy, high group, 41st A wing.
Primary (Visual)
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 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hogshire, William Judson 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Myers, Robert Stewart 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Dugger, John Frank 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Shedd, Charles Livingston 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Lipps, Paul Richard 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Foltz, Howard William 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Knight, Wilburn Moses 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Harp, James Hubert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 4462 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 23 April 2024, 6:39 PM (PDT)
Site design and content © 1999-2024 by Webmaster