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 Comments: Turned back at 1326 hrs with battle damage to #2 engine, which had to be feathered. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97367 ⇗ | 547th | SO*T | UMBRIAGO |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Jacobs, Bernard Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Kinzer, James Brooks, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Ziegler, Pete Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Sheppard, George Raeburn⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Doughty, Walter Warren⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Latourette, Frank Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Telford, Carlisle Owen⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Caster, George Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |