SORTIE REPORT #9669
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑26 275 849 Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof)
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Berlin Bahnhof Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A Group on today's mission. The primary target was hidden by cloud cover so it was attacked by PFF (radar), per the Field Order for this mission.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Rozkuski appears on the loading list as 'B' position ('Bombardier'), but is actually a 'Togglier' - an enlisted man who releases the bombs, but has no Norden bomb sight.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6590 ⇗ 544th SU*J not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Pierce, Oscar William⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Espey, Albert Nolan⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Claflin, Richard Edwin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Rozkuski, William Bernard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Palmer, Eldo L⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Taylor, Charles E⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
RADAR Countermeasures Knagg, John A⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Foster, Erwin Vernon⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Polowy, Thaddeus (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Flexible (Waist) Gunner Neubauer, Robert Paul⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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