SORTIE REPORT #6501
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: C Wing, lead group. Aborted over base during assembly due to personnel illness.
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 Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗ 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Culhane, Emmett Patrick⇗ 544 Aborted
Navigator McCarthy, Robert George⇗ 544 Aborted
Bombardier Rinkovsky, Charles (NMI)⇗ 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Hickman, Noah Clarence⇗ 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Chase, Marion Butler, Jr⇗ 544 Aborted
Ball Turret McMann, George Francis, Jr⇗ 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Carella, Jack Vito⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McKnight, Lyle Orin⇗ 544 Aborted
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