SORTIE REPORT #475
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
B-17F 42‑29768 547th SO*X WINSOME WINN II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Willing, Mark Skinner, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Martin, Rudolph Alfred 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Haley, Bruce Thomas 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Brown, Robert E 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Pisarski, Joseph Frank 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Holloway, Durwood Harmon 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ott, Robert Edward 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Pharr, Keating Sams 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Sword, Walter Howard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ripley, Seth Thomas 547 Completed, Uninjured
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