SORTIE REPORT #9087
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: Low 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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑6476 ⇗ 546th BK*G not known McKinney, Lauren Lee
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Richardson, George P⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bastianelli, John Michael⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Fainberg, Seymour Allen⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Paul, Wortley B, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hayes, David Newcombe⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hernandez, Miguel (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Holzhauser, Richard Rudolph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Boyer, Lyle Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wasserman, Noa (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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