SORTIE REPORT #7842
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑27 231 727 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Offenburg, Germany
Weather Cooperates: The 384th provided three squadrons forming the lead group of the 41st Bomb Wing A Wing. A Gee-H bombing run was started at the IP, but the weather changed to CAVU leaving enough time to complete a visual bomb run. Results were deemed 'very good.'
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102501 ⇗ 546th BK*H THE CHALLENGER Watterson, Arnold (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McLean, William S⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Smith, Jack L⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Todd, Joseph W⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Marlatt, Guy Clair⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Holzbaur, Richard C⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Loader, Kenneth Walter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Milkovich, John (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Friend, Lynn Merle⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Nead, Harry VanHorn, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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