SORTIE REPORT #2391
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑29 85 284 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany
No Bomb Drop Signal: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Lack of a bomb release signal from the Wing lead at the primary target led to the Group seeking a target of opportunity (TOO) on the route home. A group of industiral buildings were spotted in a break in the clouds, and bombs were dropped there, with unobserved results. Crews faced challenging weather on their return, leading many to land at other bases.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97231 547th SO*D not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kelly, John Thomas 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Roth, Verle Leroy 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Welsbacher, Robert Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Dotherow, Ed (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Trypuc, John Vincent, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Cruise, James Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Chouinard, Garnet (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Budassi, Remo Guido 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Madera, Alfred (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wray, Forrest Donald 547 Completed, Uninjured
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