SORTIE REPORT #8400
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑27 244 764 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany
Tactical Support For Troops: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Division in the lead A Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The lead and low squadrons bombed the primary target. The high squadron attacked the marshalling yards at Koblenz, Germany.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102501 ⇗ 546th BK*H THE CHALLENGER Watterson, Arnold (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McLean, William S⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Smith, Jack L⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Todd, Joseph W⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Friend, Lynn Merle⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Holzbaur, Richard C⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Loader, Kenneth Walter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Nead, Harry VanHorn, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Milkovich, John (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Brooks, Donald Lee⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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