SORTIE REPORT #8704
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 43‑37703 544th SU*P TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Birder, Rodney Hugh 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Clyde, Edward Calvin, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dickinson, Ezra Roger 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Bentley, William Lincoln 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator DeCrappeo, Salvatore Edward 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Biera, Manuel Antonio 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Blanford, Glenn Ora 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cato, William H 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner MacMillan, Chester Abram 544 Completed, Uninjured
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