SORTIE REPORT #11275
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑17 313 957 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Transportation Attacked Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. CAVU conditions at the target enabled accurate visual aiming, which produced excellent bombing results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑107125 ⇗ 545th JD*G DOASY DOATS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Norskog, Vincent Lee⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Ladendorff, Edmund (NMI), Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Cobb, Raymond Bruce⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator King, Paul Ralph⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Fulcher, Harold Quillian⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Calhoun, William Ernest, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Franks, Herbert Hassell⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Photographer Pohlmann, John H⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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