SORTIE REPORT #5480
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑05 173 519 Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Langenhagen, Germany
Fighter Control Center: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission to knock out a control center for enemy fighter aircraft. Intense flak at the primary target did not deter the bombers, and visual bombing conditions enabled accurate bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102566 545th JD*M NINA
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wood, Rodney J 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Sczygiel, Frank Adam 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Richardson, Frederick Madison 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Pommering, Robert Frank 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Skibinski, James Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barbalish, John George 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bretz, Clifford Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Seyler, Irvin Joseph 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner O'Neill, Michael John 545 Completed, Uninjured
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