SORTIE REPORT #840
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑10‑20 33 116 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Düren, Germany
Weather & Traffic - No Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st CBW. Dense clouds to 32,000' at the German border forced the Wing to turn back and seek targets of opportunity. The Wing leader made a bomb run on an unknown airfield in Occupied Territory, but the low group was directly below the 384th, so bombs were held.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Group lead.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑5838 547th SO*P MAD MONEY II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Nuttall, Alfred Charles 544 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Estes, Thomas Jefferson 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator DuBois, John Jay 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Baggs, Joseph William GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Wagner, Fred S 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Cochran, David Leon 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ursta, George (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Merritt, James Melvin 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McDuffie, Burton Curtis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Self, James Melvin, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
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