SORTIE REPORT #5852
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑18 182 561 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium
Tactical Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Although the visibility in the target area was reasonably good - the lead and low groups bombed on the first run - the high group bombardier was unable to sight the target until too late to bomb. A second run was unsuccessful because the target was obscured by smoke from prior bombing. The high group then proceeded to attack the briefed secondary target with good results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: High group flying spare; joined formation.
Secondary (Visual)
Target: Eindhoven Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97309 545th JD*C KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Plowman, Noel Elwin 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Ferguson, Lawrence Winston 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Pommer, Edwin Bernard 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hart, Carl Johnston 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Maxa, Gordon Raymond 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Cameron, Robert Allen 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Oliva, Armando (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Grams, Melvin Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Anderson, Frank Julius 546 Completed, Uninjured
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