SORTIE REPORT #43
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑06‑25 2 67 Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Weather Reduces Force: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 103rd Bomb Wing, the second of three wings assigned to this mission. Of the 19 aircraft taking off for today's mission, most became lost in rain and heavy clouds and failed to make wing formation. Eight aircraft continued following the 103rd Combat Wing, four bombing the primary target on the Wing Lead, and one bombing a last resort target; 7 crewmembers were KIA, 2 were MIA, and 21 became POW.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back after windshield motor burned out and cockpit filled with smoke, causing the pilot to lose contact with the formation.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30026 546th BK*J BATTLEWAGON Flynn, Roland (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Algar, Philip Morris 546 Aborted
Co-pilot Wolf, Richard Vance 546 Aborted
Navigator Celentano, Frank A 546 Aborted
Bombardier McClanahan, James Clifton 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Gerow, Francis (NMI) 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Laviolette, Roland Bernard 546 Aborted
Ball Turret McKay, Kenneth Mitchel, Jr 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Majewski, Casmer Robert 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Miller, Loring Corwin 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Schimenek, John Francis 546 Aborted
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