SORTIE REPORT #136
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑07‑04 6 71 Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Le Mans, France
Aircraft Plant Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the Lead Group of the 103rd Combat Wing with a YB-40 from the 92nd BG in the #2 position of the Lead Squadron on today's mission. Weather at the primary target was clear and visual sighting resulted in accurate bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑5838. Frink had taken off in 838, detected a short circuit that made the aircraft unusable for combat, and landed. It took him 20 minutes from landing to taking off again!
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑5849 547th SO*N HELL'S BELLES II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Frink, Horace Everett 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Fields, Leon (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hegstad, Lester Olaf 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Carlson, Clyde Pemberton 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Griffith, Roy Wesley 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ralston, William Clark 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Kalas, Joseph Markus 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Savage, Clyde Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McNutt, Julius Frederick 547 Completed, Uninjured
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