SORTIE REPORT #2839
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
B-17G 42‑97521 545th JD*H THE SAINT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Peterson, Walter Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Malthouse, William Albert 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cunningham, Wilbert Philmore 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Pitts, William Lawrence 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Mignano, Anthony (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barth, Boyd Austin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Coke, Crawford Calvin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Frederick, Roger Royce 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Evans, Homer Joseph 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Flinn, Edward James 545 Completed, Uninjured
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