SORTIE REPORT #9086
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑01 263 814 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Secondary Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the entire 41st B Combat Wing on today's mission. When near the IP, the leader found his 'Micro-H' equipment (apparently a version of Gee-H) was inoperative, so the PFF Primary target was attacked.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
PFF Primary (PFF)
Target: Highway and Railroad Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102661 ⇗ 544th SU*L BIG DOG
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Reed, Verlin Dean⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, Howard K⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Weiss, Morris B⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Vermillion, Eugene Carroll⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Grimes, Paul John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bobbitt, Charles Rufus⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Leighton, Robert Raymond⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lewandowski, Leo Joseph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Panici, Raymond Arnold⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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