SORTIE REPORT #10205
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 Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6109 545th JD*Q OLE TULIK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jordan, Theodore Gustav 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Schumacher, Elmer Ray 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kyllo, Orville Eldon 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Means, Bert George 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Thompson, James R 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Rieder, John Charles 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Colburn, Cecil Robert 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Schwertfeger, Norman Henry 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bianconi, Natale Pasquale 545 Completed, Uninjured
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