SORTIE REPORT #8928
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑01‑20 257 801 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Transportation Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) formed the 41st B group on today's mission. Weather prevented visual bombing, and the formation was unable to use Gee-H guidance to the target, so the PFF Primary target was bombed, with unobserved results. Upon the Group's return to Grafton Underwood, a heavy snowstorm forced nearly all aircraft to land elsewhere.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167.
PFF Primary (PFF)
Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6514 547th SO*Q DANNY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Belsinger, Harry Flair, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Willis, Carl W, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Titus, William L 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Altgelt, James Ernest 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Mumma, Adin Wolgemuth 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Kuehn, Carl Edwin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Cantwell, Richard L 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Davis, Dixon (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Murray, John Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
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