SORTIE REPORT #10233
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: Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38766 546th BK*R TU YUNG TU Jones, Robert A
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gregg, William G 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wade, Roger John 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Whipple, Robert M 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Oliveira, Calvin George 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hester, Cecil Adolph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Olson, Clifford Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Janicki, Edward Zygmund 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hyatt, Dale Lee 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Penn, Walter Richard 546 Completed, Uninjured
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