SORTIE REPORT #10214
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑14 288 886 Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Railroad Bridge Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Bomb Wing as the A Group on today's mission. Because of ground haze and a smoke screen, the bomb run was started using Gee-H guidance. However, shortly before the target, the lead bombardiers of each squadron picked it up in the bombsight and released their bombs using visual sighting.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
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 Drew, James Lawrence 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Rotherham, James H 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Keyser, William Ross, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Seymour, Kenneth Thomas 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Lustig, David Carl, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Lanham, Theodore James 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Snider, William Paul 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lillico, Douglas Crawford, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Winsby, William Edgar 547 Completed, Uninjured
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