SORTIE REPORT #8972
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 PFF Secondary (PFF)
Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑38013 547th SO*C NEVADA AVENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Johnson, Donald Ernest 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Kloss, Stanley Frank 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Henderson, Frank William, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Sterr, Robert E 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cawthon, William Hilton 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barnes, Lawrence Valentine, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Matthews, Frederick Donald 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Plont, George John 546 Completed, Uninjured
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