SORTIE REPORT #6509
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.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37822 ⇗ 544th SU*N not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Norton, Paul E⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Barnes, Robert Clark⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Jacobson, George John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Bigley, Clarence Charles, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Vallo, Lawrence Jonathan⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Guinn, Carl Bennett⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Noble, Lester Lee⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bregant, John James⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Everitt, Thomas Bruce⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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