SORTIE REPORT #10784
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑31 301 920 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Division Bombs Tertiary Target: Due to adverse weather conditions, Division ordered our formations to bomb the tertiary target. Leaving the target area as briefed, they encountered the 3rd division making a bomb run on Merseburg, but avoided mishap.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron lead.
Tertiary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Halle, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑8649 546th BK*X TRAIL BLAZER Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Thacker, Robert Eli GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Funk, Donald Olsen 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Chapin, Robert Charles GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Schwob, Carl Warren 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Keyser, William Ross, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Crown, Richard Keith GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Benson, Thomas Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Robb, Gordon Lee 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Nelson, Marion A 547 Completed, Uninjured
Observer Huff, Charles Andrew 547 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
Photo1945-03-31, Low Squadron Lead, R. Thacker, D. Funk
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