SORTIE REPORT #1002
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑11‑29 38 143 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany
Bremen Bombed, Results Unobserved: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) attacked Bremen using PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back; couldn't find formation after taking off late, due to misunderstanding over low engine oil pressure.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑39784 544th SU*J CABIN IN THE SKY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Covington, Royston Truitt, Jr 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Baylor, Robert Bledsoe 544 Aborted
Navigator Fallon, John James 544 Aborted
Bombardier McGuinn, Thomas Patrick 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Younker, John Joseph 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Onstad, William Walter 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Wasilewski, Aleck Michael 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Christian, Kenneth Paul Charles 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Whitney, Stanley Clifford 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Caine, William Charles 544 Aborted
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