SORTIE REPORT #9626
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑25 274 847 Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Squadrons Attack Separately: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group. The lead squadron encountered equipment problems at the primary target, and elected to attack the secondary target. The high and low squadrons bombed the primary, but the high squadron found it necessary to make two bomb runs.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron.
PFF Secondary (Visual)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ulm, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑6909 546th BK*H not known Pierce, Howard Bundy
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Richardson, George P 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bastianelli, John Michael 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Zimmerman, John Hubert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Cropp, Thomas Edison 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator McCollum, Norris Lafayette 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hernandez, Miguel (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer Scimeca, Frank John 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Kangas, James Kermit 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Boyer, Lyle Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wasserman, Noa (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
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