SORTIE REPORT #8302
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑19 241 756 Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany
Weather Reduces Force: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew only twelve of the planned thirty-nine aircraft on today's mission. After the first twelve took off (all squadron leads and deputies, and six aircraft of the lead squadron), Wing advised Group of a 30 minute delay, so remaining aircraft were held on the ground. A heavy fog settled in preventing any further takeoffs, so the twelve aircraft already airborne completed the mission. On return they were diverted to Swansea, Wales, landing at RAF Fairwood Common.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship. Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37717 545th JD*S PRO KID
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Starr, William George 545 Scrubbed
Co-pilot Oliver, Mando (NMI) 545 Scrubbed
Navigator Faulise, Vincent Paul 545 Scrubbed
Togglier Downs, Wayne Hargis 545 Scrubbed
Radio Operator Busch, Edward J 545 Scrubbed
Engineer/Top Turret Hall, William Richard 545 Scrubbed
Ball Turret Phillips, William R 545 Scrubbed
Tail Gunner Perkins, Lubia Alton 545 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hatcher, John F 545 Scrubbed
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