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Mission Data:
| Date |
34th BG Mission # |
8th AF Mission # |
34th Primary Target |
| February 27, 1945 |
132 |
851 |
Leipzig |
| 38 planes dispatched. 36 planes dropped 105 tons on the secondary target and 2 failed to bomb. 37 Credit Sorties. |
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Sortie Data:
| Combat Credit | Status | Target Attacked (Mode) |
| Yes |
Mission Completed |
Primary (Visual) |
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Sortie Aircraft Data:
| Type | Serial Number | Squadron | SQ Code | Name |
| B-17G |
44-8605 |
18 |
B/H |
Happy Warrior |
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Sortie Crew Data:
| Position | Crew Member | Unit | Status |
| Pilot |
Morton Abrams |
18th |
Completed |
| Co-Pilot |
Jack D. Whittiker |
18th |
Completed |
| Navigator |
Robert L. Steiner |
18th |
Completed |
| Bombardier |
Jack E. Black |
18th |
Completed |
| Radio Operator |
Walter H. Zell |
18th |
Completed |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Ernest W. Brown |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Ball Turret) |
Michael J. Derenge |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Tail) |
Fred J. Reo |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Waist/Flexible) |
James C. Langdon Jr. |
18th |
Completed |
| Gunner |
Roy M. Syring |
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Completed |
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