SORTIE REPORT #11305
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑17 313 957 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Transportation Attacked Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. CAVU conditions at the target enabled accurate visual aiming, which produced excellent bombing results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Major flak damage: hole in nose, #2 fuel tank, right and left wing spars; carpet inverter smoked when turned on; flight gyro out.
'Navigator wounded in eye and shoulder by flak before bombs away - togglier & co-pilot gave expert first aid treatment after bombs away. Saw two Me-262 jet aircraft.' (pilot comments)
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑39236 547th SO*A BLINKIN' BETSY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Scherokman, Edward (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot McClelland, Gerald W 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Eng, Howard Won 547 Seriously Wounded
Togglier Barr, Daniel Francis 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Adams, Patrick J 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Wilkens, William John 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ancel, Orval Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Ross, Arthur Woodland 547 Completed, Uninjured
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