SORTIE REPORT #8960
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 Completed Mission
Comments: Landed away at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire.
PFF Primary (PFF)
Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38994 546th BK*Q DEVASTATING LADY Kraus, Alvin C
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gregg, William G 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wade, Roger John 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Burkhart, Charles Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Timmons, David Wesley 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hester, Cecil Adolph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Olson, Clifford Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Janicki, Edward Zygmund 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hyatt, Dale Lee 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Penn, Walter Richard 546 Completed, Uninjured
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