SORTIE REPORT #10203
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑14 288 886 Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Railroad Bridge Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Bomb Wing as the A Group on today's mission. Because of ground haze and a smoke screen, the bomb run was started using Gee-H guidance. However, shortly before the target, the lead bombardiers of each squadron picked it up in the bombsight and released their bombs using visual sighting.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
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 Blagg, John Anthony 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Grant, Jerome L 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator McVicker, Robert Francis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Orton, Victor B 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Shaffer, John Burkey 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Sweny, Burdette H 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ross, Samuel Calvin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Albrandt, Waldemar Reinholt 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Campbell, Roy Howard 545 Completed, Uninjured
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