MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑04‑19 | 91 | 308 | Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Aircraft Industry Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Weather again was a challenge for the bombardier, but a good visual bomb run was accomplished and bombs were placed on the target. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3441 ⇗ | 547th | SO*E | PATCHES II / SPOTTED COW |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | MacKichan, William Graham⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Brown, Donald Harold⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Walling, Neil Emerson⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Lynch, John Daniel, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Gray, Kenneth D (IO)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Altendorf, Elroy Andrew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Cox, John Stewart⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Pastorella, John Paul⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gustafson, Claus Norman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Olstad, Kermit Iver⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |