SORTIE REPORT #8024
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑04 235 736 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany
Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Each squadron bombed independently on the initial bomb run, the high squadron bombing a little later than the lead and low. As a result, they returned on the briefed route as an individual squadron.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑107121 ⇗ 546th BK*J KENTUCKY COLONEL / HELENA II Stachon, John Joseph
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Somers, James Lowell⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Koutrouba, Evan Peter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Toler, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Oliveira, Calvin George⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Meyer, Melvin Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Beese, Arthur Paul⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Romeo, Reno (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Brooks, Donald Lee⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Blickstein, Martin J⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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