SORTIE REPORT #6494
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
Comments: C Wing, low group deputy. Hot camera ship.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑107125 ⇗ 545th JD*G DOASY DOATS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Henderson, William Vincent⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Oosterhof, Franklin Gerald⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Williams, Samuel Brown⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Smith, George Kitchen⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Owens, Buddy Louis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Rodgers, William Mack⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Tobman, Milton (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Woodruff, Walker Ace⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Austin, Ralph Earl⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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