SORTIE REPORT #10385
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑19 292 896, Task Force 2 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany
#3 Target Attacked: The bomber stream for this mission was composed of bomb groups (rather than wings of three groups). Three squadrons of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st C Combat Bombardment Group (41C Group) and one squadron flew as the Low Squadron of the 41st D Composite Group (41D Squadron) on today's mission. The primary target was briefed as visual only and was cloud-covered. The secondary (also visual only) was not visible, so the #3 target was attacked using PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41C Group, High Squadron Hot Camera ship.
Tertiary (PFF with Visual Assist)
Target: Vomag Maschinenfabrik
Type: Industry
Location: Plauen, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97309 ⇗ 545th JD*C KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lucas, Roy E⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Swarts, Richard Pearl⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Stern, Harold M⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Perrong, Henry James⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator DePeri, Charles Francis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Reinhardt, Charles Louis, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Barrett, Robert Byandt⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Deal, Burr Winton, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner O'Bryan, William Herbert, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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