SORTIE REPORT #5644
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑11 177 541 Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements
Type: Military
Location: Brest, France
More Troop Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Little opposition and good weather conditions permitted each group formation to bomb their assigned targets in the Brest area accurately. Note that each group was assigned a different aiming point for this mission.
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 42‑97309 545th JD*C KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Pluhar, Emil Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Mayner, John Robert, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Machiz, Irving (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Gogarty, Thomas Patrick 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Liebmann, David Peter 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Perry, Gilbert Franklin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Clary, Leonard Estus 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Frederickson, Ralph Louis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Amspacher, Ray Richard 545 Completed, Uninjured
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