SORTIE REPORT #6459
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑09‑21 197 644 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany
Mainz Railroad Targets Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the B Wing of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The 379th Bombardment Group (H) provided six aircraft to make up the low squadron of the high group. Sufficient visibility was available in the primary target area to accomplish an attack by visual means.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Comments: Low group
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97263 547th SO*D LADY MARGARET
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Owens, Robert Clare 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Buswell, Richard Grant 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Barry, William Rudisill 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Muller-Thym, Lambert (NMI) 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Munro, William David 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Squier, Vanny DeForest 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Horan, Albert Sherwood 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner King, Carleton William 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Berry, Ivan Carl 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gardner, Vernon Percy 547 Spare, Returned
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