SORTIE REPORT #343
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑08‑15 15 82 Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France
Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as one group of the 103rd Combat Wing on today's mission. The plan was to drop half of each aircraft's bomb load on each of two targets. Maneuvering difficulties at the first target (Poix) reduced the bombs dropped there, but the remainder were all dropped on Glisy with good results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑3222 545th JD*P DUECES WILD
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Mattes, Frank George 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Thompson, Arthur John, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Wentworth, Wayne L 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Konefal, Adam (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Fletter, Homer Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Miller, Walter Amos 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Rhodes, James Charlton 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hay, Thomas (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Thompson, John Paul 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Garcia, Edward Jiminez 545 Completed, Uninjured
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