SORTIE REPORT #10792
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑31 301 920 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Division Bombs Tertiary Target: Due to adverse weather conditions, Division ordered our formations to bomb the tertiary target. Leaving the target area as briefed, they encountered the 3rd division making a bomb run on Merseburg, but avoided mishap.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Hot camera ship.
Tertiary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Halle, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38800 ⇗ 547th SO*K BUSY BUZZARD
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Cathey, George Warlick⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hinds, John W⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hertz, Morton (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Kalan, Frank M⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Roy, John G J⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Smith, Alfred Clem, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Duncan, David (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner LaRue, Ray Edward⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Chesney, Michael (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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