SORTIE REPORT #1088
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)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑29723 546th BK*B WOLF PACK McIntire, Bruce Dodson
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Booska, Maurice Arthur 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Smith, Harry Bailey 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Hock, Robert Edward 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Ackerson, Donald Richard 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Hill, Edward Theodore 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Farrow, Thomas Chapell 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Carvell, John Patrick 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Karcher, Norbert Raymond 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Olstad, Kermit Iver 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Pond, Jesse Elmore 547 Spare, Returned
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