SORTIE REPORT #4416
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑24 145 438 Target: German Vacuum Oil Company
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany
Oil Pressure Continues: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the high groups for the A and B 41st Combat Bombardment Wings on today's mission. The PFF equipment on the lead ship of the high group in the A wing failed prior to the I.P., but that group was able to bomb when the wing leader released his bombs. The high group of the B wing did not have this problem, and was able to drop the bombs using its own PFF equipment in the group lead aircraft.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102601 ⇗ 546th BK*K BOLO BABE Pierce, Howard Bundy
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Carey, Gates Chapman⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bealer, John Levi⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cheresnik, Edward John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hedrick, Melvin Leroy⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Jordan, Theodore Joseph, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Vidrine, Wayne Francis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Pettit, Frank Michael⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Costello, Kenneth Harold⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Robinson, Beauregard James⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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