SORTIE REPORT #2580
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑18 90 306 Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Attack on Aircraft Plant: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing A Wing on today's mission. Clouds in the target area complicated the bombardier's job, but the group was able to drop its bombs on target on the first bomb run.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Landed away at Attlebridge Airfield, AAF Station 120, on return due to low fuel.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑107083 546th BK*B not known Jacobs, Gilbert Oren
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Horton, Lloyd (NMI), Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Thoma, Edward Paul 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Messer, Joseph Louis, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Pavlisko, John Arthur 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cicci, Joseph Leonard 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hunt, Leo Albert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Couture, Clement Adrian 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Warshawsky, Morris (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Philippi, Norbert Francis 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Shukaitis, George Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
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