SORTIE REPORT #3137
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑13 107 355 Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory.
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Poznań, Poland
Clouds Hide Primary - Again!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 40th Combat Bombardment Wing, and as the high squadron of the high composite group of the 41st CBW on today's mission. The primary target was completely hidden by cloud cover, so the secondary was attacked by both Wings using PFF.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (PFF)
Target: Industrial Area
Type: Industry
Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97072 547th SO*H GREEN MOUNTAIN GAL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Castleman, Milton Eugene 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hickey, Jack Franklin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Elias, George (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Merkley, Ronald Charles 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hardman, John Bethany 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Youry, Burson Harris 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bretz, Edward Richard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cook, Herbert Arno 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Fitch, John Gilmore 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Markiewicz, John Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
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