SORTIE REPORT #3090
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
B-17G 42‑102548 ⇗ 547th SO*M not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Stevens, Raymond Robert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Halloran, Kenneth Martin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Burke, Thomas Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Zabel, Wendell William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Pratt, John Butler⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Mayo, Lewis Graham⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Waltrip, Dale LeRoy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Manus, Donald Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Supernowicz, Edward Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Sorice, Dominic (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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