SORTIE REPORT #6864
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑09 208 670 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany
Schweinfurt Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st CBW A wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was 10/10ths clouds, and the decision was made to bomb the PFF target. Results were unobserved.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102518 545th JD*K DAMN YANKEE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Peters, Lloyd Arman 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Rose, Gerald Dale 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Simpson, Hubert Daniel, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hall, Horace Homer 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Covell, Charles Francis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hornack, William Paul 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ketchledge, Edward (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bridget, John Harold 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cates, Clay Franklin 545 Completed, Uninjured
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