SORTIE REPORT #9707
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑27 276 851 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany
Leipzig Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. With the visual primary target obscured by clouds, the formation attacked the PFF secondary target.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6892.
PFF Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102518 545th JD*K DAMN YANKEE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Smith, Eliot Henry 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Seipold, Charles Frederick, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Henly, Harry Richard 546 Completed, Uninjured
Nosegunner Tefft, Gordon Robert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hodge, Robert Merrill 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Birkholz, John Melvin 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Worley, John Thornton, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lady, Manfred Henry 546 Completed, Uninjured
Flexible (Waist) Gunner Ewing, Robert P 546 Completed, Uninjured
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