SORTIE REPORT #8840
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)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38678 545th JD*F not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Miley, Harold L 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, Milo A, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Steinman, Sanford J 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Krakowski, Joseph Francis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Relyea, Rulon Douglas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Kunnari, Howard (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Mentley, Victor Charles 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Greer, Clarence Earl 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Clark, John Hiatt 545 Completed, Uninjured
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