SORTIE REPORT #9095
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 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 42‑37822 ⇗ 544th SU*C THE 'LEAD BANANA'
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Sharp, Alan E⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hesko, Alfred Dominic⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Campbell, William R⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Peel, Ralph Edward⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ford, Charles William, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Petrosky, Raymond John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Moerdyk, Herbert William⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Trolin, Neil Bernard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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