SORTIE REPORT #2587
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 Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97251 546th BK*O SNUFFY Kahn, Arthur William
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Smith, Charles Grover 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Haning, John Milton 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Simmons, Wilbur (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Williams, Garven Foster 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Burton, Stanley Charles 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Rowe, Kenmore Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Avilez, George (NMI), Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Gardner, Vernon Dale 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Niday, Raymond (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wise, Robert Francis 546 Completed, Uninjured
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