SORTIE REPORT #10576
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑24 296 911 Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany
Weather Cooperates: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two missions today. For the early morning mission, thirty-seven 384th aircraft and crews formed the 41st Bomb Wing A Group. Weather at the target was CAVU permitting visual sighting: bombing results were pretty good.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission 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 Magleby, Calvin Charles⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Ellis, William H⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kindl, Rudolph W⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Adams, Arthur William⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Daning, Bernard Lawrence⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Campbell, Franklin R⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Estrin, Leonard (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Burns, Harry Worren ⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Skopek, John (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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