SORTIE REPORT #11347
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: Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑39203 ⇗ 546th BK*L GLOBE TROTTER Watterson, Arnold (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Neal, William T, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Kloss, Stanley Frank⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Smith, James E⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Alsobrook, Charles (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Andrews, Alexander Walter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schlutt, David Chester⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Barone, Benito A⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Adams, Roy Bennie⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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