SORTIE REPORT #10233
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
Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38766 ⇗ 546th BK*R TU YUNG TU Jones, Robert A
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gregg, William G⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wade, Roger John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Whipple, Robert M⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Oliveira, Calvin George⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hester, Cecil Adolph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Olson, Clifford Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Janicki, Edward Zygmund⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hyatt, Dale Lee⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Penn, Walter Richard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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