SORTIE REPORT #10586
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
Comments: Group deputy and hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑39197 ⇗ 546th BK*K BABY JUDY / SCHOOL MARM Kahn, Arthur William
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ramsay, Walter E⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Schaaf, Herbert Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Walker, Roy J⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wickander, Wallace Homer⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Marberg, Roy Kurt⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hartman, John Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Palmer, Ward Allen⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kotys, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Tribbey, William Johnny⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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