SORTIE REPORT #11295
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: Group lead. PFF ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8789 545th JD*X not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Strickland, Alexander Conwell , Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Kinnaird, William Robert 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rovero, Aldo John 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hollenbeck, Leonard Avenel 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Burcham, Eugene Emmons 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hart, Kenneth Cecil 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Beardshear, Paul Francis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Schaaf, Herbert Henry 546 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
PhotoLead Crew photo, 17 April 1945, Strickland, Kinnaird
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