SORTIE REPORT #10223
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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38548 546th BK*M not known Bambrick, Francis Leo
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hatch, William Alva, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wiley, Vernon Lee 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Todd, Joseph W 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Summers, William Richard 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Garner, William Perry 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Henderson, Ralph A 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Worley, John Thornton, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lady, Manfred Henry 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ewing, Robert P 546 Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 10223 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 16 November 2024, 8:09 AM (PST)
Site design and content © 1999-2024 by Webmaster