SORTIE REPORT #2394
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)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Group deputy.
TOO (Visual)
Target: Undetermined
Type: Industry
Location: Unterlusz / Unterlüß, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97477 545th JD*A PORKY'S PIG
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Langlois, Robert Ezra 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot LeTourneau, Marcel Laurent 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Warren, Dexter Holt 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Knox, Robert Leo 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hitchcock, Carl Edwin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ward, Jack Paxton 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bechtel, Robert William 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Consoli, Vincent Sam 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Allen, John Rutland 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McLain, James Wallace 545 Completed, Uninjured
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