SORTIE REPORT #8297
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: 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 42‑97309 545th JD*C KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Fleshman, Warren Gray 544 Scrubbed
Co-pilot Laney, John Neal 544 Scrubbed
Navigator Murphy, Edward J 544 Scrubbed
Togglier Decker, Floyd Virgil 544 Scrubbed
Radio Operator Guentzel, Otto William 544 Scrubbed
Engineer/Top Turret Woodruff, Walter Charles, Jr 544 Scrubbed
Ball Turret Mitchell, Oreal Hugh 544 Scrubbed
Tail Gunner Galetto, Anthony J 544 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Baumann, Frederick Herman 544 Scrubbed
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