SORTIE REPORT #8309
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 42‑98000 544th SU*J FIGHTIN' HEBE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kramer, William Leo 544 Scrubbed
Co-pilot Wolfe, Jack S 544 Scrubbed
Navigator Burk, Paul E 544 Scrubbed
Togglier Morpeth, Clarence Robinson, Jr 544 Scrubbed
Radio Operator Jenkins, Ernest Norman 544 Scrubbed
Engineer/Top Turret Scrivner, Dwight Arnold 544 Scrubbed
Ball Turret Pfeiffer, Jack Edward 544 Scrubbed
Tail Gunner Krauss, Keith A 544 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Lukosavich, Francis J 544 Scrubbed
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