SORTIE REPORT #10034
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑08 283 872 Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany
More Oil Pressure: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Clouds covered the target so the attack was accomplished using Gee-H sighting.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑39164 ⇗ 544th SU*F not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Milligan, George Robert, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hastings, David Shove⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Zimmerman, John Hubert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Lewandowski, Leo Joseph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Brooks, William Ralph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ray, Virgie Newton⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Horvath, Emil Louis⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cline, Ellis Wallace⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Finstad, Berton Robert⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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