SORTIE REPORT #8815
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.
Comments: Low Squadron.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6109 545th JD*Q OLE TULIK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kinkead, Robert Miller 545 Aborted
Co-pilot Saxton, John C 545 Aborted
Navigator Crampton, Robert Byron 545 Aborted
Bombardier Towers, Leo Frank, Jr 545 Aborted
Radio Operator Lawrence, Robert C 545 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Fields, Arnold Esbond 545 Aborted
Ball Turret Calongne, Ashley Joseph 545 Aborted
Tail Gunner Jones, Ernest Theodore 545 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Humphrey, Loren K 545 Aborted
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