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Mission Data:
| Date |
34th BG Mission # |
8th AF Mission # |
34th Primary Target |
| January 16, 1945 |
114 |
796 |
Bitterfeld |
| 38 planes dispatched. 29 planes dropped 90 tons on the primary target. 3 planes dropped 9 tons on targets of opportunity and 6 failed to bomb. 33 Credit Sorties. One plane was lost, however, only one crewmember is listed as Killed in Action. |
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Sortie Data:
| Combat Credit | Status | Target Attacked (Mode) |
| Yes |
Mission Completed |
Primary (Visual) |
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Sortie Aircraft Data:
| Type | Serial Number | Squadron | SQ Code | Name |
| B-17G |
44-8283 |
18 |
B/G |
Lucky 13 |
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Sortie Crew Data:
| Position | Crew Member | Unit | Status |
| Pilot |
Morton Abrams |
18th |
Completed |
| Co-Pilot |
Jack D. Whittiker |
18th |
Completed |
| Navigator |
Robert L. Steiner |
18th |
Completed |
| Bombardier |
Jack E. Black |
18th |
Completed |
| Radio Operator |
Walter H. Zell |
18th |
Completed |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Ernest W. Brown |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Ball Turret) |
James C. Langdon Jr. |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Tail) |
Fred J. Reo |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Waist/Flexible) |
Maxwell N. Hall |
18th |
Completed |
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Sortie Notes:
| Lost 2 engines and had to turn back prior to target. Dropped bombs on Target of Opportunity, the runway at Quackenbruk Airfield, then landed at an advanced fighter base near Antwerp, Belgium |
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