SORTIE REPORT #5843
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑18 182 561 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium
Tactical Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Although the visibility in the target area was reasonably good - the lead and low groups bombed on the first run - the high group bombardier was unable to sight the target until too late to bomb. A second run was unsuccessful because the target was obscured by smoke from prior bombing. The high group then proceeded to attack the briefed secondary target with good results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Comments: Low group.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6294 545th JD*N SCOTTY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Levine, Max (NMI) 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Williams, Jerome LaBau 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Yeoman, Dale Cougille 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Szasz, Anton (NMI) 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Larson, John Charles 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Trlica, George Henry 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Allen, William Wesley 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner MacGregor, Douglas Roy 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gilroy, Robert Peter 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stevenson, Lloyd Harley 547 Spare, Returned
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