SORTIE REPORT #8350
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)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Landed away at Eye due to weather.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑98000 544th SU*J FIGHTIN' HEBE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Warner, Henry L 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Miller, John C, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Bink, Howard Hill 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Maguire, John H 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Dean, Donald Lloyd 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Seidel, John Clarence 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Poulsen, Leonard Irvin 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Portwood, Ray S 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Taliaferro, Philip Andrew 544 Completed, Uninjured
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