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Mission Data:
| Date |
34th BG Mission # |
8th AF Mission # |
34th Primary Target |
| October 25, 1944 |
82 |
688 |
Hamburg |
| 36 planes dispatched. 33 planes dropped 81 tons on the primary target and 3 failed to bomb. 34 Credit Sorties. Target was the oil works. Pathfinder bombing. Results unobserved. Second time Chaff planes were used, very good results, flak concentrated below the bomber stream. See 34th Bombardment Group (H) 1941-1945, p.44 for the story Oct. 25, 1944 Mission told by Milton Braveman, which tells of two crews piloted by Bowen and Jim Sheridan that carried chaff on this mission. Bowens plane was damaged, losing two engines and was escorted back to England by Sheridan, who received a DFC for this mission. The next day, Milton Braveman and another Navigator, Sid Doppelt, are assigned to the 482BG for a month of Mickey training. |
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Sortie Data:
| Combat Credit | Status | Target Attacked (Mode) |
| Yes |
Mission Completed |
Primary (PFF) |
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Sortie Aircraft Data:
| Type | Serial Number | Squadron | SQ Code | Name |
| B-17G |
44-8237 |
391 |
H/I |
Dallas Dollie |
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Sortie Crew Data:
| Position | Crew Member | Unit | Status |
| Pilot |
John Blair Jr. |
391st |
Completed |
| Co-Pilot |
Lewis E. Wright |
391st |
Completed |
| Navigator |
Anthony A. Trutanich |
391st |
Completed |
| Bombardier |
Lawrence D. Underwood |
391st |
Completed |
| Radio Operator |
Richard E. Turpin |
391st |
Completed |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Walter M. Scott |
391st |
Completed |
| Gunner (Ball Turret) |
Myron R. Phillips |
391st |
Completed |
| Gunner (Tail) |
Bobbie J. Corbin |
391st |
Completed |
| Gunner (Waist/Flexible) |
James A. Clemins |
391st |
Completed |
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