SORTIE REPORT #6516
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 Squadron. Aborted due to personnel illness.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑98000 ⇗ 544th SU*J FIGHTIN' HEBE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Janczy, Thomas Joseph⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Navigator Merlis, Albert L⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Feider, Leo John⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Wynn, Francis Xavier⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Woloszyk, Leonard John⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Deaton, Marshall Taylor⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Oberle, Theodore (NMI)⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Spafford, Kenneth Culver⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
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