SORTIE REPORT #8305
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: 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 43‑37843 547th SO*B ALEX
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brown, Bert Oliver, Jr 547 Scrubbed
Co-pilot Bayne, William Davis 547 Scrubbed
Navigator Weckerly, John Benjamin 547 Scrubbed
Togglier Franklin, Walter Dewitt 547 Scrubbed
Radio Operator Ondrusek, Marvin John 547 Scrubbed
Engineer/Top Turret Regan, Richard George 547 Scrubbed
Ball Turret Jones, William Jesse 547 Scrubbed
Tail Gunner Palmer, Raymond George 547 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Chalkus, Joseph William 547 Scrubbed
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