SORTIE REPORT #3098
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 42‑107083 ⇗ 546th BK*B not known Jacobs, Gilbert Oren
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Baker, Charles Washington, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Melzar, Raymond Augustus, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rubenstein, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Shaner, William Martin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Snead, William Austin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Gutierrez, Harry Louie⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Wennik, Henry Nicolas⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Soto, Salvador (NMI), Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hamilton, Harry Tobais⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Scudday, Warren Boyce⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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