SORTIE REPORT #8947
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38548 ⇗ 546th BK*M not known Abe, Ernest, Jr
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ramsay, Walter E⇗ 546 Aborted
Co-pilot Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗ 546 Aborted
Navigator Mitchell, John Glenn, Jr⇗ 546 Aborted
Bombardier Mitchell, Jacklin Wilson⇗ 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Marberg, Roy Kurt⇗ 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Hartman, John Edward⇗ 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Lacey, Ray (NMI)⇗ 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Moore, Thomas Joseph⇗ 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kotys, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Aborted
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