SORTIE REPORT #10839
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑03 302 926 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany
Weather Forces Change: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B group on today's mission. Solid clouds prevented visual attack on the primary target, so the secondary target was attacked using PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Deutsche Werke Drydocks
Type: Shipyards
Location: Kiel, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑39164 ⇗ 544th SU*F not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Turner, Willard Jerome, III⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Smith, George W, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Naum, Robert Edwin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Forristal, John Joseph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ruderman, Joshua Herman⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Seidel, John Clarence⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
RADAR Countermeasures Pacocha, Edward John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Mollica, John Palmer, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Apedaile, Vernon Bernard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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