SORTIE REPORT #8328
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑23 242 757 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany
Primary Target Attacked: A normal Gee-H run was started from the IP, but before bombs away, the bombardier picked up the target visually and released bombs on the primary target. On arriving back at Grafton Underwood, bad weather forced diversion of most aircraft to other airfields.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner died of anoxia: aircraft landed in allied territory on the continent, at Valenciennes (A-83, Denain/Prouvy), France, to get medical attention for him, which was unsuccessful.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102459 544th SU*O LITTLE KENNY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Fisher, Robert Jeremy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Van Popering, Earle Allen 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Ferrell, Jack Gordon 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Bass, Ross (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Pechout, Richard Anthony 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Mouratian, George (NMI) 544 KIA
Ball Turret Mathias, Charles William 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Denney, Roy Edward 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Maffei, Albert (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
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