SORTIE REPORT #1630
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑02‑04 58 208 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Attack On Aircraft Parts Plant: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which were assigned to fly as the high groups of the 41st A and B Combat Wings. Both groups completed the mission and bombed via PFF on their respective wing leads.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1044 just off The Naze because #2 and #3 engines were smoking and the gas mixture was set too rich.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑37848 546th BK*E SISSY Jacobs, Gilbert Oren
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Knapp, Paul Bernard 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Pulliam, Lyle James 544 Aborted
Navigator Colarusso, Alfred James 544 Aborted
Bombardier Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Stahl, Bruce Warren 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Jakway, James Allen 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Mason, Covert Nathan 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Cleland, Deston Kenneth 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner LaSalle, Angelo Aloysius 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cates, Clay Franklin 544 Aborted
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