SORTIE REPORT #8839
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: Turned back due to personnel illness (Hughes).
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38673 545th JD*L not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hewes, Charles Pershing 545 Aborted
Co-pilot Murray, John Phillip 545 Aborted
Navigator Hollenbeck, Leonard Avenel 545 Aborted
Togglier Elliott, William Richard 545 Aborted
Radio Operator Cogan, Joseph Dean 545 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Wilcher, Charles Nelson 545 Aborted
Ball Turret Farrell, Richard Cornwall 545 Aborted
Tail Gunner Hughes, Ralph B 545 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Mutchler, James Charles 545 Aborted
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