SORTIE REPORT #537
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑09‑07 22 92 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium
384th Leads Composite Group: The 384th Bomb Group provided the lead and low squadrons of a composite group (high squadron provided by 303rd BG). Conditions at the primary target permitted a visual attack, and good results were reported.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30043.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑30005 546th BK*A SALVAGE QUEEN
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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