SORTIE REPORT #10929
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑06 305 930 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Leipzig Railyard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing A Group. Due to 10/10ths cloud cover over the primary (visual) target aim point, bombs were released at the secondary (PFF) aim point.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Comments: Did not take off; crew did not switch to a Spare Aircraft.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6514 ⇗ 547th SO*Q DANNY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Drew, James Lawrence⇗ 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Rotherham, James H⇗ 547 Aborted
Navigator Nicholson, Louis Thorbjorn⇗ 547 Aborted
Togglier Seymour, Kenneth Thomas⇗ 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Ritter, Martin Mayhon, Jr⇗ 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Lanham, Theodore James⇗ 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Snider, William Paul⇗ 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Lillico, Douglas Crawford, Jr⇗ 547 Aborted
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