SORTIE REPORT #6501
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑09‑25 198 647 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Primary Target Attacked By PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Wing, and as the lead and high groups of the 41st CBW C Wing. In all, 53 aircraft took off between 0700 and 0736. All formations bombed the primary target using PFF aiming, with unobserved results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: C Wing, lead group. Aborted over base during assembly due to personnel illness.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97320 544th SU*G HOT ROCK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gilbert, Stanley Milton 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Culhane, Emmett Patrick 544 Aborted
Navigator McCarthy, Robert George 544 Aborted
Bombardier Rinkovsky, Charles (NMI) 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Hickman, Noah Clarence 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Chase, Marion Butler, Jr 544 Aborted
Ball Turret McMann, George Francis, Jr 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Carella, Jack Vito 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McKnight, Lyle Orin 544 Aborted
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