SORTIE REPORT #8696
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑01‑05 251 781 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany
Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. The usual challenges of assembly under adverse conditions were met with customary persistence and skill. The target area was completely covered with low clouds, so the results of the Gee-H attack were unobserved.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6514 547th SO*Q DANNY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Niederlitz, Donald Edward 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Whitesides, John B 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Miner, Alfred Norris 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Scheanwald, Richard James 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Dube, Roland Raymond 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Sayers, Francis Asbury, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Shields, Howard Earl 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Dupas, Emmett George 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bergner, Lee Ray 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Huff, Robert Emil 547 Completed, Uninjured
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