SORTIE REPORT #6505
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, lead group. Hot camera ship.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37703 ⇗ 544th SU*P TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Combs, William Felix⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot MacKenzie, Hugh Douglas⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Seals, Patton Briscoe⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Benson, Olin Ray⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Gordon, Clifford McDaniel⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Owen, Lorenzo Holland⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ciaccio, Raymond (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Fadda, John Stanley⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Flower, Merlin Lee⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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