SORTIE REPORT #8115
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑09 237 743 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany
Daimler Factory Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All aircraft bombed the primary target: the lead squadron bombed by Gee-H with visual assist, the High squadron used Gee-H alone, and the Low squadron bombed visually.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97251 ⇗ 546th BK*O SNUFFY Kahn, Arthur William
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brookshire, James D⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Koutrouba, Evan Peter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Mechanick, Harold (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hiner, William Max⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Alexander, Arthur Walton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Rivers, Arthur Raymond⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hess, Frank (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Brooks, Donald Lee⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Buersmeyer, Sylvanus Reginald⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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