SORTIE REPORT #8258
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑18 240 754 Target: Road Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Gemünd, Germany
Weather Challenges The Plan: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Clouds to above 29,500 feet, and an inoperative Gee-H ground station, forced the Group to bypass the primary target and attack the PFF secondary. Air traffic conflict forced the Group to do a 360° turn at the IP. A technical failure on the bomb run forced the high group to go around on a second run, which was accomplished successfully. The Group could not reassemble after bombing because of the weather conditions, so all squadrons returned to base separately.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Coblenz, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97960 ⇗ 547th SO*M not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Molder, Charles Richard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Treadway, Hobart Wayne⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Knowlton, Ernest Richard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hayden, Ralph Millan⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Haynes, Harold Vernon⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hookailo, Daniel Bernard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Constantine, Damian N⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Rizzuti, Leonard James⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Jacobs, Harris Frederick⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 8258 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 10 October 2026, 11:06 PM (PDT)
Site design and content © 1999-2026 by Webmaster