SORTIE REPORT #2383
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑29 85 284 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
No Bomb Drop Signal: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Lack of a bomb release signal from the Wing lead at the primary target led to the Group seeking a target of opportunity (TOO) on the route home. A group of industiral buildings were spotted in a break in the clouds, and bombs were dropped there, with unobserved results. Crews faced challenging weather on their return, leading many to land at other bases.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission TOO (Visual)
Target: Undetermined
Type: Industry
Location: Unterlusz / Unterlüß, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑3429 ⇗ 544th SU*F FLAK HOUSE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, William T⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Brown, James Jefferson⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hertel, Wallace Howard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Frazier, Ernest Leo⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Faux, Roy Sherman⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hachmann, Vincent Carl⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Buchner, Frank James⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Chernack, Abe (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Breen, John Francis, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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