SORTIE REPORT #52
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑06‑25 2 67 Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Weather Reduces Force: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 103rd Bomb Wing, the second of three wings assigned to this mission. Of the 19 aircraft taking off for today's mission, most became lost in rain and heavy clouds and failed to make wing formation. Eight aircraft continued following the 103rd Combat Wing, four bombing the primary target on the Wing Lead, and one bombing a last resort target; 7 crewmembers were KIA, 2 were MIA, and 21 became POW.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back because of a faulty oil regulator.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑30048 544th SU*K FLAK DANCER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wheat, Delton G 544 Aborted
Co-pilot McMullen, Donald Glenn 544 Aborted
Navigator Ketcham, Thomas Leonard 544 Aborted
Bombardier Brown, Robert James, Jr 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Finck, Theodore William 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Suchy, Albert Leonard 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Katuzney, John Joseph 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Hurst, Dero (NMI) 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Pursch, Warren Louis 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wood, Ralph Charles 544 Aborted
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