SORTIE REPORT #56
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: Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑30139 545th JD*O SNUFFY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hausenfluck, Jesse Dee, Jr 544 Aborted
Co-pilot MacKenzie, Donald B 544 Aborted
Navigator Everson, Charles W 544 Aborted
Bombardier Kennedy, Robert J 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Kelley, John R 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Kilcourse, John Thomas 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Traylor, James Audin 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Gregori, Raymond Patrick 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Blauer, John Christian 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bucheri, Sebastian (NMI) 544 Aborted
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