SORTIE REPORT #8963
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: Low Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at Deenethorpe Airfield, AAF Station 128.
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 43‑39131 ⇗ 546th BK*B PRIMO'S GIN MILL Schiebel, Harold Arthur
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Spangler, George Knox⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Yerrick, Allen Gould⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Barr, David T⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Banks, Clyde P⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Gardner, Charles L⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Rogers, Donald Vincent⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Carney, Walter Arthur⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Haney, Milton J⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hunt, Harry B⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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