SORTIE REPORT #10147
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 PFF Secondary (PFF)
Target: Shipbuilding Area
Type: Shipyards
Location: Bremen, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8679 ⇗ 545th JD*D not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jordan, Theodore Gustav⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Schumacher, Elmer Ray⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kyllo, Orville Eldon⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Twiford, Ralph, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Thompson, James R⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Rieder, John Charles⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Colburn, Cecil Robert⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Schwertfeger, Norman Henry⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bianconi, Natale Pasquale⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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