SORTIE REPORT #566
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑09‑09 23 94 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France
Enemy Airfield Devastated: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) contributed 16 aircraft to today's mission, an attack on important airfields located about 60 miles southeast of Calais, France. After making a 360° turn near the Initial Point to clear another group, a visual bomb run was accomplished on the secondary target, with good results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (Visual)
Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29828 545th JD*Q T.S.
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ashcraft, Archie Bertis, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Riggins, George Clifton 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Oppenheimer, Kenneth Harold 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hern, Wallace Currie 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Jennings, Romulus Call, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Sopher, Francis Walton 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Milstead, Willard Cleo 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lindsey, William Howard 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Oien, Clarence Holger 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Fields, James Richard 545 Completed, Uninjured
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