SORTIE REPORT #8159
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑11 238 746 Target: Road & Rail Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Rhine Bridge(s) Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew four squadrons on today's mission. Three squadrons comprised the 41st Combat Wing B Group, and the remaining squadron flew in the low position of the 41st D Group. The target for all was a bridge (or adjacent bridges) for road and rail traffic across the Rhine River linking Mannheim with Ludwigshafen. The B Group lead and low squadrons bombed by PFF, while the B Group high squadron, and the low squadron of the D Group bombed by Gee-H.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Low Squadron, D Group. Hot camera ship. Turned back at 1104 hrs due to #4 engine failure
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97150 ⇗ 547th SO*F SILVER QUEEN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jackson, Oakley Homer, Jr⇗ 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Calkins, John Bartlett⇗ 547 Aborted
Navigator Lucas, Leonard Edmond⇗ 547 Aborted
Togglier Haight, Keith Rodney⇗ 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Senchuk, Paul Sam⇗ 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Ziner, Allen Edward⇗ 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Cappiello, Gaetano Thomas⇗ 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Phelps, James Norman⇗ 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kelly, Vincent Joseph Leo⇗ 547 Aborted
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