SORTIE REPORT #8295
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑19 241 756 Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany
Weather Reduces Force: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew only twelve of the planned thirty-nine aircraft on today's mission. After the first twelve took off (all squadron leads and deputies, and six aircraft of the lead squadron), Wing advised Group of a 30 minute delay, so remaining aircraft were held on the ground. A heavy fog settled in preventing any further takeoffs, so the twelve aircraft already airborne completed the mission. On return they were diverted to Swansea, Wales, landing at RAF Fairwood Common.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97150 547th SO*F SILVER QUEEN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jackson, Oakley Homer, Jr 547 Scrubbed
Co-pilot Calkins, John Bartlett 547 Scrubbed
Navigator Lucas, Leonard Edmond 547 Scrubbed
Togglier Haight, Keith Rodney 547 Scrubbed
Radio Operator Senchuk, Paul Sam 547 Scrubbed
Engineer/Top Turret Ziner, Allen Edward 547 Scrubbed
Ball Turret Cappiello, Gaetano Thomas 547 Scrubbed
Tail Gunner Phelps, James Norman 547 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kelly, Vincent Joseph Leo 547 Scrubbed
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