SORTIE REPORT #10238
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 Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑39035 ⇗ 547th SO*F not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ferrell, Oran Luther , Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Frankenbery, Lloyd M⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Pylman, John Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Greeley, Raymond May, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Paschall, Joseph Harry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret LeMay, Jack Ray, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hewitt, Milton Terrel⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Blevins, Donald Hillman⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Himmler, Francis Frederick⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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