SORTIE REPORT #6886
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑09 208 670 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany
Schweinfurt Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st CBW A wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was 10/10ths clouds, and the decision was made to bomb the PFF target. Results were unobserved.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37971 545th JD*T not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Doran, William Elmer 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Kinnaird, William Robert 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Janovic, Lawrence Joseph, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wehe, Robert Louis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Reed, Warren Derome 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Gissing, Robert (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Holtwick, Melvin Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Wright, David D, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Guy, Roderick Melbourne 545 Completed, Uninjured
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