SORTIE REPORT #10242
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back with #4 engine out.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑39164 ⇗ 544th SU*F not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Magleby, Calvin Charles⇗ 546 Aborted
Co-pilot Ellis, William H⇗ 546 Aborted
Navigator Kindl, Rudolph W⇗ 546 Aborted
Togglier Adams, Arthur William⇗ 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Daning, Bernard Lawrence⇗ 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Campbell, Franklin R⇗ 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Estrin, Leonard (NMI)⇗ 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Burns, Harry Worren ⇗ 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hamblin, Robert George⇗ 546 Aborted
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