SORTIE REPORT #10403
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.
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 43‑38647 ⇗ 547th SO*D not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Zakas, Joseph (NMI), Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Horrigan, Thomas James⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Skrocki, Casimir Stanley⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Vickers, Charles Dunnington⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Kajka, Frank Andrew⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Alderson, William E⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer Swieso, Oril Herbert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Crawford, Donald Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hunter, William Pierce, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McKee, William R⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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