SORTIE REPORT #9253
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑14 266 830 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Bombs Miss Objective: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the entire 41st C Combat Wing on today's mission. The weather at alternate targets was worse than at the primary target, so the primary was attacked using PFF with a visual assist. However, bombing accuracy was poor. Many aircraft ran low on fuel and landed on the Continent before returning to base.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Landed away at Sudbury Airfield, AAF Station 174, due to low fuel.
Primary (PFF with Visual Assist)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6514 ⇗ 547th SO*Q DANNY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Goble, Charles D⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Griffin, Robert Stanley⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Soliday, David Shriver, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Holbrook, Howard Ueles⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hallock, William Skeanes⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Mendez, Bernard Garcia⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Gegus, John Frank⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner York, Carroll Raymond⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Scholle, George L⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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