SORTIE REPORT #10179
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑12 287 883 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany
Transportation System Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group on today's mission. Clouds obscured the target, preventing visual bombing. Instead, bombs were dropped using Gee-H aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (Gee-H)
Target: Railway Center (Gee-H aim point)
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38016 ⇗ 544th SU*R LORRAINE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Whitlow, Lloyd William⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hesko, Alfred Dominic⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Campbell, William R⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Peel, Ralph Edward⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Dunn, William Stanley⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Petrosky, Raymond John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Moerdyk, Herbert William⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Trolin, Neil Bernard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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