SORTIE REPORT #2821
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑29 98 327 Target: Industrial District
Type: Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany
Industry Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing for today's mission. Bombing was done in wing formation on wing lead, with unobserved results. This was a particularly costly mission for the Eighth Air Force: 63 heavy bombers of the 679 dispatched failed to return.
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 42‑107057 546th BK*T SPIRIT OF 96 Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Cole, Howard Woodrow 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Smigelsky, Horace Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Sell, Herman Rewellien 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Tucker, Clifton Roland 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ellis, Edwin Robert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret McKeon, Francis Peter 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hart, George Thurman 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hartranft, Landis Grant 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Artessa, Carmen Alex 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Long, Thomas Nelson 546 Completed, Uninjured
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