SORTIE REPORT #10237
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 43‑39019 545th JD*A not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Murphy, William Carey 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Clower, Jack Edwin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gilbert, William Theodore 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Staub, Richard William 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Haines, Robert Glenn 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Kelley, John Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer Pyle, Joseph Edgar 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Chaknis, John Manuel 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner LaRue, James Russell 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stolte, Kenneth Louis 545 Completed, Uninjured
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