SORTIE REPORT #9797
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑01 278 857 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany
Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Although prepared for blind bombing, there was sufficient visibility in the target area for visual sighting. The lead and low squadrons were able to bomb on the first run, but a bomb sight salvo switch malfunction in the high squadron lead plane forced a second run for them. The entire group stayed together for the second run, with the high squadron in the lead.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑6882 546th BK*J BOOMERANG Flynn, Roland (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lewis, Charles Allyn 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Schmansky, Richard Edward 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Young, Dewey W 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Nestor, Edward J 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Summers, Wayne Norman 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Quigley, Q A (IO) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Adams, Frank Robert 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cooper, Gerald L 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ulrich, Theodore H 547 Completed, Uninjured
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