SORTIE REPORT #2386
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
Comments: Landed away at RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland, due to weather.
TOO (Visual)
Target: Undetermined
Type: Industry
Location: Unterlusz / Unterlüß, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97081 ⇗ 546th BK*K not known Watterson, Arnold (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Corcoran, John Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Stewart, Gilman Carter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Collins, Bernard John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Murphy, David Williams⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bowles, Charles Percy⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hailey, Harold Charles⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Tenborg, George Laurence⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Mock, Melvin Bert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Slife, Harry Frances⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Leonard, Frank Valentine⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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