SORTIE REPORT #9451
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑21 270 839 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
Back to Nuremberg: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. As the primary target was briefed as 'Visual Bombing only', and the city was cloud-covered, a normal PFF attack on the secondary was made.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
PFF Secondary (PFF)
Target: Main railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102459 ⇗ 544th SU*O LITTLE KENNY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gray, Fred Price⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Murphy, Edward J⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Slack, Raymond Carl⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Guentzel, Otto William⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Secrest, Marvin Victor⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Foster, Erwin Vernon⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Den Herder, Edward (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Harrison, James (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 9451 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 11 October 2026, 1:56 PM (PDT)
Site design and content © 1999-2026 by Webmaster