SORTIE REPORT #11386
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑20 315 962 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Seddin, Germany
Clear Weather: Good Bombing: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. the bomb run was begun using Gee-H (RADAR) but the target was picked up visually with enough time to complete the attack by visual means. Results were reported to be 'Excellent.'
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38994 ⇗ 546th BK*Q DEVASTATING LADY Kraus, Alvin C
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Seipold, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Henly, Harry Richard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Witt, Charles Dean⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hodge, Robert Merrill⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Birkholz, John Melvin⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer Lawrence, Dwight Prescott, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret O'Brien, Joseph Walter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Stanick, Paul Jacob⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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