SORTIE REPORT #567
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑09‑09 23 94 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France
Enemy Airfield Devastated: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) contributed 16 aircraft to today's mission, an attack on important airfields located about 60 miles southeast of Calais, France. After making a 360° turn near the Initial Point to clear another group, a visual bomb run was accomplished on the secondary target, with good results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (Visual)
Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑29935 545th BK*K THE CAT'S SASS / PULMADIQUE Hunter, Jack Walter
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Algar, Philip Morris 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wolf, Richard Vance 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Celentano, Frank A 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Thompson, James Westerfield 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Gerow, Francis (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Laviolette, Roland Bernard 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret McKay, Kenneth Mitchel, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Majewski, Casmer Robert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Yeater, James Thomas 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Schimenek, John Francis 546 Completed, Uninjured
Observer Crowe, Clifford H, Jr GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
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