SORTIE REPORT #10520
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑23 295 908 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany
Pinpoint Accuracy: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bombardment Wing B Group on today's mission. Clear conditions on the bomb run and at the target resulted in accurate bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑8541 ⇗ 546th BK*Y BUCKEYE BELLE Stachon, John Joseph
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Strickland, Alexander Conwell , Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Kinnaird, William Robert⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rovero, Aldo John⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Mason, Mark NMI⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Burcham, Eugene Emmons⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Uplinger, Everett John⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bronzetti, Warren John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
Photo1945-03-23, Group Lead, PFF and GEE-H Ship, A. Strickland, W. Kinnaird
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