SORTIE REPORT #466
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑08‑31 19 88 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group had eighteen (18) aircraft airborne as scheduled; take-off time being 1544 o'clock, a delay in take-off resulted as the leader's airplane blew a tail wheel tire in taxiing to take-off position. This group climbed through the overcast and arrived at the rendezvous point on time where it was joined by the other groups. Due to complete cloud coverage [at the primary target], a turn was made to pick out a target of opportunity, unable to do so, this group returned to the home base with their bombs.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑3455 546th BK*M LUCKY THIRTEEN Coon, Lawrence John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Armstrong, James Edwin 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Stoner, Robert Louis 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Carlin, Charles Creighton 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Yee, Wilbert Y K 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Sigler, Edwin Robert 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Edman, Bruno Edwin 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Redwing, James Hardy 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hammock, Clifford (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Iverson, Bennie Franklin 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Markus, Julius Martin 546 Completed, Uninjured
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