SORTIE REPORT #6479
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑09‑25 198 647 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Primary Target Attacked By PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Wing, and as the lead and high groups of the 41st CBW C Wing. In all, 53 aircraft took off between 0700 and 0736. All formations bombed the primary target using PFF aiming, with unobserved results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102501 ⇗ 546th BK*H THE CHALLENGER Watterson, Arnold (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Bills, Edgar L⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Weideman, Dennis Archie⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gronemeyer, Lyle Jacob⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Kugler, James Hart⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Potts, Raymond Louis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Miller, LuVerne Frank⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Iorio, William Louis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Murray, John Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Conlon, Jack Dempsey⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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