SORTIE REPORT #8306
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 43‑37917 545th JD*B PAULINE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rex, Kenneth Monroe 545 Scrubbed
Co-pilot MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III 545 Scrubbed
Navigator Carr, Robert John 545 Scrubbed
Bombardier Slachetka, Henry Joseph 545 Scrubbed
Radio Operator Mulvey, Lawrence Vernon 545 Scrubbed
Engineer/Top Turret Cunningham, John F 545 Scrubbed
Ball Turret Holmes, Edwin Lamar 545 Scrubbed
Tail Gunner Hughes, Ralph B 545 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Casagrande, Mario Joseph 545 Scrubbed
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