SORTIE REPORT #2318
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑27 83 282 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France
Airfield Attacked, Results Mixed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two formations on today's mission: 21 aircraft formed the high group of the 94th Composite Combat Bombardment Wing (94 Group) on today's mission, and seven aircraft formed the high squadron, high group, of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (41 Squadron). Weather at the Tours target area was CAVU, but a good percentage of the 94 Group bombs fell short of the airfield at Tours, and, according to the group bombardier, 'seemed to walk backward.' For the 41 Squadron, weather at the Chartres target area was CAVU and bombing was accurate.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 94 Group Lead.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑31433 547th SO*V RUM POT II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Frink, Horace Everett 547 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Stearns, Clarence Grover 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Garrison, Keith M 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Bonnett, Charles Daniel 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Benson, Thomas Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barkhurst, David Luther 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Martell, Warren Harding 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Robison, John Timothy 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Corrigan, Theodore Bernard 547 Completed, Uninjured
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