SORTIE REPORT #5078
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑20 162 484 Target: Aircraft Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Dessau, Germany
Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Weather in the target area was partly cloudy, and, although the lead aircraft was equipped for radar bombing (PFF), the air commander determined that the primary target would not be attacked. Instead, he led the wing to attack a fighter airfield by visual means. Bombing results were mixed; some low group B-17s dropped their loads early when their group lead jettisoned his load due to flak damage to his #1 engine.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Group, High Squadron Lead.
Secondary (Visual)
Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nordhausen, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37917 545th JD*B PAULINE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Cranstoun, Richard Leroy 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Cadwallader, Donald James 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Carvelli, Daniel D 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Stimac, John (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Krieger, Louis (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Chambers, James Melvin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Rust, Nathan Devine 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Meyers, Stanley (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wislander, Arthur William 545 Completed, Uninjured
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