SORTIE REPORT #9875
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑03 280 861 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany
Hannover Railyard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission - the thirteenth in as many days. The primary (visual-only) target was obscured by clouds so the bombers attacked the secondary PFF target.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
PFF Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hannover, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑32106 ⇗ 545th JD*R WORRY BIRD / VOAN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Norskog, Vincent Lee⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Ladendorff, Edmund (NMI), Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Lukosavich, Francis John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator King, Paul Ralph⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Fulcher, Harold Quillian⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Calhoun, William Ernest, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Franks, Herbert Hassell⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cobb, Raymond Bruce⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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