SORTIE REPORT #11311
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑19 314 961 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany
Critical Railway Junction: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. Visual bombing conditions enabled accurate aiming, although many of the bombs landed beyond the planned MPI, or 'long'. A traffic conflict caused the high squadron to hold its bombs on the first run and make a second run by itself, tacking on to another formation for the return flight.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron.
Primary (Visual)
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 Eakin, Otho Mitchell, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Saylor, Sam (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator DePriest, James Bryant⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Ginsburg, Norman L⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator O'Toole, William Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Pritchard, Raymond Paul⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Davidsaver, William Clark⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Sheehy, Frederick Biser⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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