SORTIE REPORT #10181
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
Comments: Group deputy and hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑8211 ⇗ 546th BK*Z not known Foster, Ewing H
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ramsay, Walter E⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Soliday, David Shriver, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Walker, Roy J⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rashbaum, Maurice (NMI), Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wickander, Wallace Homer⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Marberg, Roy Kurt⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hartman, John Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Milkovich, John (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kotys, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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