SORTIE REPORT #9261
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑14 266 830 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Bombs Miss Objective: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the entire 41st C Combat Wing on today's mission. The weather at alternate targets was worse than at the primary target, so the primary was attacked using PFF with a visual assist. However, bombing accuracy was poor. Many aircraft ran low on fuel and landed on the Continent before returning to base.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: May have flown with another group.
Primary (PFF with Visual Assist)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37843 547th SO*B ALEX
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Patterson, Nelton Dreward 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bowman, Harold Horace 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Nicholson, Louis Thorbjorn 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Alderman, Robert Arthur 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ritter, Martin Mayhon, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Moriarty, Ernest Condit, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Fickling, Forrest Ellison 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Yetter, William H 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kalinoski, Frank F 547 Completed, Uninjured
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