SORTIE REPORT #8338
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑23 242 757 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ehrang, Germany
Primary Target Attacked: A normal Gee-H run was started from the IP, but before bombs away, the bombardier picked up the target visually and released bombs on the primary target. On arriving back at Grafton Underwood, bad weather forced diversion of most aircraft to other airfields.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97150 547th SO*F SILVER QUEEN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jackson, Oakley Homer, Jr 547 Scrubbed
Co-pilot Calkins, John Bartlett 547 Scrubbed
Navigator Lucas, Leonard Edmond 547 Scrubbed
Bombardier Blett, Robert James 547 Scrubbed
Radio Operator Senchuk, Paul Sam 547 Scrubbed
Engineer/Top Turret Ziner, Allen Edward 547 Scrubbed
Ball Turret Cappiello, Gaetano Thomas 547 Scrubbed
Tail Gunner Phelps, James Norman 547 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kelly, Vincent Joseph Leo 547 Scrubbed
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Haight, Keith Rodney 547 Scrubbed
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