SORTIE REPORT #9884
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑03 280 861 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany
Hannover Railyard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission - the thirteenth in as many days. The primary (visual-only) target was obscured by clouds so the bombers attacked the secondary PFF target.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
[ N.B. Actual positions: Ball Turret - George Cramer; Tail Gunner - Joseph Britton; Flexible (Waist) Gunner - George Lesko. Per George Cramer, January 2014. ]
PFF Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hannover, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37788 547th SO*N HELL'S MESSENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Shuff, Charles Bernard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot White, William F 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Birney, Robert Charles 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Abbott, Charles R 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Harrison, Erwin Jack 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Henricks, Bernard Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lesko, George Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cramer, George Edward 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Britton, Joseph Rodman 547 Completed, Uninjured
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