SORTIE REPORT #7858
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 Primary (Visual)
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 DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Simmons, Robert Edwin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Moon, William Everett⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Brown, William C⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bias, Ira J, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Howell, Evan Lawrence⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Doleshal, Charles Joseph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hastings, Harmon Charles⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Williams, John Allen⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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