SORTIE REPORT #10220
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 44‑8408 545th JD*C not known
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 Phillips, William R 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator King, Paul Ralph 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Fulcher, Harold Quillian 545 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer Rallis, Milton (NMI) 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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