SORTIE REPORT #10574
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑24 296 911 Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany
Weather Cooperates: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two missions today. For the early morning mission, thirty-seven 384th aircraft and crews formed the 41st Bomb Wing A Group. Weather at the target was CAVU permitting visual sighting: bombing results were pretty good.
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 43‑38752 547th SO*O LITTLE CINDER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Moorhead, Harris Leroy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Montague, Jack Dean 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Bauer, Frank Martin 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Highley, Derek Rowland 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Frenz, Lawrence Philip 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Gazaway, Otto Wayne 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Westling, Robert Arnold 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cruggs, Merlin Westley 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Lysaght, James Henry 544 Completed, Uninjured
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