SORTIE REPORT #8357
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 Horham due to weather.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38678 545th JD*F not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Weisenberg, Leonard 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Welsh, James H 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Barnes, William Douglas, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Rothschild, Theodore (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cogan, Joseph Dean 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Zook, Lloyd E 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Kotnik, Robert Rudolph 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Thompson, LeDru Myron 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Green, James Andrew 544 Completed, Uninjured
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