SORTIE REPORT #10140
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑11 286 881 Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany
Bremen Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. The primary target was restricted to visual bombing only, and since it was obscured by clouds, the PFF secondary was attacked.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Group deputy; PFF ship; lead Squadron hot camera ship.
PFF Secondary (PFF)
Target: Shipbuilding Area
Type: Shipyards
Location: Bremen, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑8541 ⇗ 546th BK*Y BUCKEYE BELLE Stachon, John Joseph
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Boyette, Irving H⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Dott, Donald Shropshire⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Faulise, Vincent Paul⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Wilson, Roger Earl⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Epstein, Norman D⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Lucas, William (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Cazer, Vinton Gordon⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Early, Francis Moale⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bronzetti, Warren John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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