SORTIE REPORT #467
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back with #1 engine very rough and #3 engine oil pressure dropped 40 lbs.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 41‑24507 546th BK*B YANKEE RAIDER Kishel, Stanley John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Higdon, Philip Earl 546 Aborted
Co-pilot Boyce, Ernest Marshall, Jr 546 Aborted
Navigator Begab, Meyer (NMI) 546 Aborted
Bombardier Johnston, Lawrence Edwin 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Bollinger, Ardell Henry 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Jett, James Loveless 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Kalas, Joseph Markus 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Humphrey, Edward James 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Parks, Howard David 545 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kelly, Leonard Joseph 546 Aborted
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