SORTIE REPORT #8723
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 43‑38927 544th SU*H not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McKone, Joseph Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, Howard K 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dorsey, Albert Leonard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Butler, Ralph Willard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Irwin, Frank Xavier 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hall, Callie Newton 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Moss, Ralph Eldon 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Humphries, Richard Alexander 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ozyjowski, Eugene (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
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