SORTIE REPORT #8364
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: Hot camera ship. Landed at Grafton Underwood.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38994 546th BK*Q DEVASTATING LADY Kraus, Alvin C
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gilmer, Charles E 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Edwards, Robert A 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Neumann, James Howard 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wickander, Wallace Homer 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Alessi, Vincent (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Sainsbury, Joseph A 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Anderson, Carl Ellsworth 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Scarce, James Richard, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Drew, John Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
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