SORTIE REPORT #4857
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑12 156 469 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany
A Second Long Ride to Munich: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also supplied the wing's low group on today's mission. Clouds in the target area required the use of PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low group lead.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97960 ⇗ 547th SO*M not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Koehne, George Henry, Jr⇗ GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Koch, Robert Bruce⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Culligan, Clarence Sylvester⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Elias, George (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hendrix, Alfred Franklin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Vicknair, Normand Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret McCoy, Jesse Granville⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Jaworski, Frank (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Anthony, Thomas John⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kugler, James Hart⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gardiner, John W⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
Photo1944-07-12, Low Group Lead, G. Koehne, R. Koch
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