SORTIE REPORT #1081
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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑37776 546th BK*R LADY DREW Coon, Lawrence John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wolf, Richard Vance 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Horton, Lloyd (NMI), Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Shattuck, Jack Dale 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Littleton, George James 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ranallo, Sam David 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Jacobson, Joseph (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Couture, Clement Adrian 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Parsons, Lawrence Lincoln 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Fless, Gustave (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Baker, Earl Shelton 546 Completed, Uninjured
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