SORTIE REPORT #8967
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑01‑21 258 803 Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany
Radar Bombing: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st A group on today's mission. With nearly all aircraft landing elsewhere after yesterday's mission, only 14 aircraft were available, and three of those were scrubbed. A solid layer of clouds covered the target, and with the Gee-H equipment in both the lead and deputy lead ships inoperative, bombing was done by radar: results were unobserved.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Group lead. PFF and Gee-H ship.
PFF Secondary (PFF)
Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97592 547th SO*Y not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Koehne, George Henry, Jr GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Gilmore, James Robson 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gary, Joseph Shirley 544 Completed, Uninjured
Visual (Pilotage) Navigator Gibson, Merle Leon, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Gee-H Navigator Hudspeth, Edwin George 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier McClure, Oscar Milton 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator London, Albert (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bierowski, Mitchell Stephen 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Dobson, Roy E 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gibson, Vergil LeRoy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Dameron, Fred (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
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