SORTIE REPORT #3088
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑12 106 353 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
First 384th Oil Industry Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and supplied an additional group for the low position of the wing formation for today's mission - the first 384th attack on oil industry targets. Clear weather at the target permitted accurate visual bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102500 ⇗ 546th BK*L not known Flynn, Roland (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rosborough, James Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Matlack, Vincent DePaul, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Saslow, Seymour Gerald⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Fletcher, John Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ford, Howard Emerson⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bedsted, Lee Roy⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Gerhold, Melvin Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Raines, Louis Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Brecht, Victor Douglas⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Steorts, Hubert (NMI), Jr⇗ Completed, Uninjured
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