SORTIE REPORT #9118
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 43‑38800 ⇗ 547th SO*K BUSY BUZZARD
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Graehl, Russell E⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bradford, James W⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Skrocki, Casimir Stanley⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier McGowan, James Alton⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Trzynka, Harold Afred⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Alderson, William E⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Crawford, Donald Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Dillon, William James⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McKee, William R⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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