SORTIE REPORT #1071
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑12‑05 40 149 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France
Weather Prevents Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Wing, the first of the two combat wings comprising Air Task Force 1, on today's mission. Clouds were encountered during the mission until they became impenetrable about 75 miles from the target, at which point the attack was abandoned. Although no attack was accomplished, due to the penetration of enemy air space the groups involved received combat credit.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Returned To Base N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑31073 547th SO*D BILLIE-DEL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Carpenter, Walter Richard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot DeMille, Robert Eversley 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hedin, Carl Anton 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Altman, Murray David 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Fallesen, Wayne Peter 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret McCracken, Dwight Howard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret O'Leary, Edward Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Leibring, Clarence Paul 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Zyglowicz, Bernard Frank 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Girard, Donald Robert 544 Completed, Uninjured
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