SORTIE REPORT #476
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑08‑31 19 88 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group had eighteen (18) aircraft airborne as scheduled; take-off time being 1544 o'clock, a delay in take-off resulted as the leader's airplane blew a tail wheel tire in taxiing to take-off position. This group climbed through the overcast and arrived at the rendezvous point on time where it was joined by the other groups. Due to complete cloud coverage [at the primary target], a turn was made to pick out a target of opportunity, unable to do so, this group returned to the home base with their bombs.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29814 544th SU*D THE DALLAS REBEL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ingles, John Thomas 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Pratt, Harry Mitchell 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Ruman, Charles Logan 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Mason, Earl Carter 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Smith, Lawrence Waith, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Morrison, Clarence Theodore 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Farley, John Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Brescia, Alfred Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Spaulding, Charles Arnold 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Janes, Carl Warner 544 Completed, Uninjured
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