SORTIE REPORT #9794
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑01 278 857 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany
Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Although prepared for blind bombing, there was sufficient visibility in the target area for visual sighting. The lead and low squadrons were able to bomb on the first run, but a bomb sight salvo switch malfunction in the high squadron lead plane forced a second run for them. The entire group stayed together for the second run, with the high squadron in the lead.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102620 544th SU*K DE RUMBLE IZER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Turner, Willard Jerome, III 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Smith, George W, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Naum, Robert Edwin 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Robinson, Coit McLean, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ruderman, Joshua Herman 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Davenport, Robert Walter 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Mollica, John Palmer, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Apedaile, Vernon Bernard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stover, Robert Harry 544 Completed, Uninjured
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