SORTIE REPORT #10035
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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑39197 ⇗ 546th BK*K BABY JUDY / SCHOOL MARM Kahn, Arthur William
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Stoecker, John George, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Smoot, Gene W⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Vienna, Howard Bartel, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Misch, Henry Conrad⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bittke, Carl Frederic⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Sandbek, Phillip Elmore⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Albrandt, Waldemar Reinholt⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Newberry, Donald Eugene⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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