SORTIE REPORT #11284
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑17 313 957 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Transportation Attacked Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. CAVU conditions at the target enabled accurate visual aiming, which produced excellent bombing results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Co-pilot's oxygen regulator failed.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑38208 547th SO*A LILLY BELLE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Eakin, Otho Mitchell, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Saylor, Sam (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator DePriest, James Bryant 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Ginsburg, Norman L 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator O'Toole, William Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Pritchard, Raymond Paul 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Steed, Robert Lynn 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Sheehy, Frederick Biser 547 Completed, Uninjured
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