SORTIE REPORT #11534
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑31 301 920 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Division Bombs Tertiary Target: Due to adverse weather conditions, Division ordered our formations to bomb the tertiary target. Leaving the target area as briefed, they encountered the 3rd division making a bomb run on Merseburg, but avoided mishap.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Hot camera ship.
Tertiary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Halle, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6898 547th SO*H not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Smisek, William Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bean, Donald W 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cohen, Harvey S 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Fisher, Earl Wellington, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Lustig, David Carl, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Moriarty, Ernest Condit, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer Plover, Robert Patrick 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ancel, Orval Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Holz, Henry Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Nance, Dale Richard 547 Completed, Uninjured
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