SORTIE REPORT #8043
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
Comments: Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at Boxted due to low fuel.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑8211 ⇗ 546th BK*Z not known Foster, Ewing H
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Hutchinson, Thomas Dale⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Neville, Harry Walter⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gibson, Merle Leon, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Bell, Albert (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hobdey, Cecil Delwin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Morris, Arthur Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Lay, Obert Merle⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret DeLauri, Angelo (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kania, Stanley Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Olson, Robert Woodrow⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Observer Bakkom, Clifford Norris⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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