SORTIE REPORT #8960
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 RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire.
PFF Primary (PFF)
Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38994 ⇗ 546th BK*Q DEVASTATING LADY Kraus, Alvin C
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gregg, William G⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wade, Roger John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Burkhart, Charles Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Timmons, David Wesley⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hester, Cecil Adolph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Olson, Clifford Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Janicki, Edward Zygmund⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hyatt, Dale Lee⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Penn, Walter Richard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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