SORTIE REPORT #9098
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back with #3 leaking oil.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37917 ⇗ 545th JD*B PAULINE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Milligan, George Robert, Jr⇗ 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Hastings, David Shove⇗ 544 Aborted
Navigator Bink, Howard Hill⇗ 544 Aborted
Togglier Maguire, John H⇗ 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Brooks, William Ralph⇗ 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Ray, Virgie Newton⇗ 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Horvath, Emil Louis⇗ 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Cline, Ellis Wallace⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Finstad, Berton Robert⇗ 544 Aborted
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