SORTIE REPORT #11314
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑19 314 961 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany
Critical Railway Junction: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. Visual bombing conditions enabled accurate aiming, although many of the bombs landed beyond the planned MPI, or 'long'. A traffic conflict caused the high squadron to hold its bombs on the first run and make a second run by itself, tacking on to another formation for the return flight.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑6909 546th BK*H not known Pierce, Howard Bundy
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Porter, James L 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hatch, William J 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Ford, Edward A 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Fisher, Morton I 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ray, Jack F 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Lunoe, William E 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Eastman, Clifford D 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Johnston, Alvin Theodore 546 Completed, Uninjured
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