SORTIE REPORT #807
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑10‑14 32 115 Target: Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany
"Second Schweinfurt" aka "Black Thursday": The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up three squadrons on today's mission. However, six aircraft aborted, reducing the number that bombed the primary target. A further six aircraft were knocked out by enemy action. An all-too-familiar situation faced the returning crews - bad weather over East Anglia. Three Aircraft were lost when the crews, unable to locate a suitable place to land in England, bailed out and abandoned them, while most of the remainder landed at other airfields.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Group lead. Only plane to return to Grafton Underwood.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30026 546th BK*J BATTLEWAGON Flynn, Roland (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Harris, George Warren, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Algar, Philip Morris 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Celentano, Frank A 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier McClanahan, James Clifton 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 Wolf, Richard Vance 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Majewski, Casmer Robert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Schimenek, John Francis 546 Completed, Uninjured
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