MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑09‑06 | 21 | 91 | Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Target Of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group had 21 aircraft airborne as scheduled. From the IP until leaving the target area, there was a complete undercast except for small sparse patches of farmland. This group followed the lead group over the target area twice without dropping the bombs. Bombs were finally dropped on a small town in Germany. Fuel ran short for many aircraft, many landing away at US and RAF airfields. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at RAF Deanland, East Sussex, due to low fuel. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Unidentified Farm Community Type: Non-Military Location: Unnamed, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 41‑24557 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | DAMN YANKEE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Sundlun, Bruce George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Zitnik, Charles Allen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Jylkka, Reino Oswal⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | McGovern, Vincent James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Snyder, Charles Leslie⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Ramsey, William Marion⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Curtis, William Stanley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Lekas, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hayes, George Clayborne⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cappelletti, Mike Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |