SORTIE REPORT #4805
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑11 155 466 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany
First 384th Munich Mission: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also supplied the wing's low group on today's mission. A long mission, the wing was airborne for over four-and-a-half hours before dropping its bombs using PFF aiming. The return flight was another four hours.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back with a sick crew member.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97320 ⇗ 544th SU*G HOT ROCK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Cole, Alfred Holton⇗ 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Rochette, Harold Irving⇗ 544 Aborted
Navigator Simons, Harry (NMI)⇗ 544 Aborted
Togglier Floyd, Lewis Wardlaw⇗ 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Gallagher, Hugh Joseph, Jr⇗ 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Cheslow, Morris (NMI)⇗ 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Ragsdale, Boyce J T⇗ 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Arenas, Jess Presciliano⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Pagan, Justo Antonio⇗ 544 Aborted
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