SORTIE REPORT #528
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 Hornchurch, Essex, 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 42‑5838 547th SO*P MAD MONEY II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Frink, Horace Everett 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Fields, Leon (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hegstad, Lester Olaf 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Carlson, Clyde Pemberton 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Griffith, Roy Wesley 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ralston, William Clark 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Shelton, William Abner, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Savage, Clyde Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McNutt, Julius Frederick 547 Completed, Uninjured
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