SORTIE REPORT #2393
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑29 85 284 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
No Bomb Drop Signal: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Lack of a bomb release signal from the Wing lead at the primary target led to the Group seeking a target of opportunity (TOO) on the route home. A group of industiral buildings were spotted in a break in the clouds, and bombs were dropped there, with unobserved results. Crews faced challenging weather on their return, leading many to land at other bases.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back at 1215 hrs because he could not locate the Group due to bad weather.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97251 546th BK*O SNUFFY Kahn, Arthur William
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gekakis, Anthony 546 Aborted
Co-pilot Thoma, Edward Paul 546 Aborted
Navigator Dolson, Henry James 546 Aborted
Bombardier Rymer, Albert Ray 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Zinninger, William Maynard 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Ticknor, Edward Charles 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Connolly, William Edward, Jr 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Tucker, Clifton Roland 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wilson, John Franklin 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Duddy, Martin Joseph 546 Aborted
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