SORTIE REPORT #5812
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
Comments: Wing deputy. PFF ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97592 547th SO*Y not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Neville, Harry Walter 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot McNamara, John Gordon 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kampel, Edward Joseph 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hobdey, Cecil Delwin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Morris, Arthur Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Lay, Obert Merle 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret DeLauri, Angelo (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Kania, Stanley Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Olson, Robert Woodrow 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Harper, Jack Rollin 547 Completed, Uninjured
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