SORTIE REPORT #2447
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑09 86 293 Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany
Weather Causes Assembly Havoc: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Composite Combat Wing B on todays mission, furnishing the lead and low groups of the wing. Bad weather caused assembly difficulties for the entire Wing, leading many pilots to abandon efforts to locate the wing. However, clear weather over the continent and in the target area enabled a majority of the bombers to successfully attack their assigned targets.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97228 545th JD*G GI JIVE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Poole, George Irvin, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Butler, Robert Andrew 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kantor, Morris (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Voorhees, Ralph Warner 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Marshall, William (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Mazzaccaro, Augustine Frank 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hoskins, Herman (NMI), Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Holland, Edward James 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Brennan, William Martin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hartline, Cleo Julius 545 Completed, Uninjured
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