SORTIE REPORT #1391
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑11 52 182 Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt, Germany
Port City Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the Composite Wing of the 40th Combat Wing on today's mission. The wing leader initially gave instructions for PFF bombing but changed to visual while making the turn onto the bomb run. Bombs were dropped 'on a city about 5 miles north by northwest of Brunswick, our secondary target.' This appears to have been Veltenhof, Germany. Due to bad weather, all aircraft landed at Seething, except as noted.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Flying spare; joined formation of the 305th BG.
Other (Visual)
Target: City 5 miles NNW
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
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 Rich, John (NMI), Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wehry, George Ellsworth 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Schwartz, Julius Sol 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Marvin, William Vern 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Montagne, Henry Julien Louis 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Eklund, Howard Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Henken, Norman (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Goddard, Kenneth Douglas 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Louden, Jack Elmer 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Jacobson, Donald Roger 546 Completed, Uninjured
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