SORTIE REPORT #8931
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑01‑20 257 801 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Transportation Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) formed the 41st B group on today's mission. Weather prevented visual bombing, and the formation was unable to use Gee-H guidance to the target, so the PFF Primary target was bombed, with unobserved results. Upon the Group's return to Grafton Underwood, a heavy snowstorm forced nearly all aircraft to land elsewhere.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Landed away at Little Walden Airfield, AAF Station 165.
PFF Primary (PFF)
Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑107148 ⇗ 545th JD*P KORT/DARK ANGEL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Murray, John Phillip⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hollenbeck, Leonard Avenel⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Elliott, William Richard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Mulvey, Lawrence Vernon⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Wilcher, Charles Nelson⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Farrell, Richard Cornwall⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Huffine, Robert Edward, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Mutchler, James Charles⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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