SORTIE REPORT #8811
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑01‑10 254 789 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany
Two Marshalling Yards Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. As the result of the loss of the group leader, as well as multiple equipment failures, portions of the group attacked the primary and secondary targets: low squadron attacked the primary, high squadron attacked the secondary on the first run, and the lead squadron attacked the secondary on the second run. All attacks were visual.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off. N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102518 545th JD*K DAMN YANKEE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Starr, William George 545 Aborted
Co-pilot Oliver, Mando (NMI) 545 Aborted
Navigator Faulise, Vincent Paul 545 Aborted
Bombardier Mass, Henry Carmy 545 Aborted
Radio Operator Busch, Edward J 545 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Hall, William Richard 545 Aborted
Ball Turret Phillips, William R 545 Aborted
Tail Gunner Perkins, Lubia Alton 545 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hatcher, John F 545 Aborted
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