SORTIE REPORT #478
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 42‑29914 546th BK*H not known Konzem, Hubert Philip
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jones, Justin Ralph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Peters, Harold Dan 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wolfrom, Charles John 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Reilly, John Vincent 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Shemanski, Aloysius Bruno 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Kuhl, Ernest Earl 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Leith, Francis (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hitzeroth, Franklin Carl 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Smith, Linsfield Burks 546 Completed, Uninjured
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