SORTIE REPORT #10220
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑14 288 886 Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Railroad Bridge Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Bomb Wing as the A Group on today's mission. Because of ground haze and a smoke screen, the bomb run was started using Gee-H guidance. However, shortly before the target, the lead bombardiers of each squadron picked it up in the bombsight and released their bombs using visual sighting.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8408 ⇗ 545th JD*C not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Norskog, Vincent Lee⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Ladendorff, Edmund (NMI), Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Phillips, William R⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator King, Paul Ralph⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Fulcher, Harold Quillian⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer Rallis, Milton (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Calhoun, William Ernest, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Franks, Herbert Hassell⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cobb, Raymond Bruce⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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