SORTIE REPORT #10240
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 43‑39131 546th BK*B PRIMO'S GIN MILL Schiebel, Harold Arthur
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Leavitt, Philip Neldon 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Vrana, Ralph John 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Field, Edward (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Rudolph, Marvin Irving 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Turton, Robert Lawrence 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Oglesby, Howard Jasper 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Kangas, James Kermit 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Davis, Thomas Arnold 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Duncan, Donald Ramsey 546 Completed, Uninjured
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