SORTIE REPORT #8924
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑01‑20 257 801 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Transportation Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) formed the 41st B group on today's mission. Weather prevented visual bombing, and the formation was unable to use Gee-H guidance to the target, so the PFF Primary target was bombed, with unobserved results. Upon the Group's return to Grafton Underwood, a heavy snowstorm forced nearly all aircraft to land elsewhere.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121.
PFF Primary (PFF)
Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102620 544th SU*F DE RUMBLE IZER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Warner, Henry L 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Miller, John C, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Berwald, Raymond Edward 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Brown, William C 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Dean, Donald Lloyd 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Seidel, John Clarence 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Poulsen, Leonard Irvin 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Portwood, Ray S 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Taliaferro, Philip Andrew 544 Completed, Uninjured
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