SORTIE REPORT #5805
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑16 181 556 Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Delitzsch, Germany
Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Good visibility in the target area contributed to good bombing of this large Luftaffe facility near Leipzig. Although the lead aircraft of the low group ran into propwash on the bomb run, which caused an upset to the bombsight, overall results for the 42st B wing were good.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97150 547th SO*F SILVER QUEEN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Mumper, Benjamin Royce 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Tumlinson, Wilburn Wier 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Steele, Robert Coultas 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Lyons, Jack Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Leslie, William Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Stornant, Victor Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Heatley, Johnny Ray 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lester, David Leon 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kantor, John Steven 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Coder, Dale Mills 547 Completed, Uninjured
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