SORTIE REPORT #11315
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 Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑107125 545th JD*G DOASY DOATS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Murray, John Phillip 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Jones, Robert McCord 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Foreman, John Frederick, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Casagrande, Mario Joseph 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Midura, Ernest Alvin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Cunningham, John F 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Chapman, Ralph Reese 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Brown, Charles Stout, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
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