SORTIE REPORT #59
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 Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Comments: Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑30143
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑3216 545th JD*S THE JOKER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Sortie Report 59 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 29 March 2024, 3:11 AM (PDT)
Site design and content © 1999-2024 by Webmaster