SORTIE REPORT #2246
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑23 80 275 Target: Airdrome and Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Gütersloh, Germany
Targets of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two formations in the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Twenty-three aircraft formed the lead group of the Wing, under the command of Brigadier General Robert Travis, and six aircraft formed the lead squadron of the composite high group. Weather conditions prevented the Wing from attacking the primary or secondary targets, leading to the selection of targets of opportunity (TOO) for bombing (different TOO for each of the two 384th formations).
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission TOO (Visual)
Target: Unidentified Factory Area
Type: Industry
Location: Ahlen, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑31495 544th SU*R WABBIT TWACKS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Goller, Theodore (NMI), Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator DeWitt, Robert Courtney 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Walton, Horace Murphy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bier, Irvin Louis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Reed, Clarence Eugene 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Houston, Samuel Vance 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hall, Lawrence Marion 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Way, Arthur Harold 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Howell, Roy Foster 544 Completed, Uninjured
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