SORTIE REPORT #4428
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
Comments: High group lead, 41st B wing. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97687 ⇗ 508th (351st BG) YB-Z not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Bennett, Dewayne (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Pompe, Bernard Joseph⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Reinlie, Robert Laingor⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Kasmerski, Stephen James⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Geriak, John (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bliss, John Franklin⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Morton, Howard Raymond⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Thompson, Luther Edwin⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Lemoine, Fritz Paul⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 4428 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 11 October 2026, 4:22 AM (PDT)
Site design and content © 1999-2026 by Webmaster