SORTIE REPORT #5253
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑29 167 503 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Merseburg Slammed Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up four group formations for today's mission. Three formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and the remaining one made up the bulk of the high composite group in the 41st D wing. The weather in Merseburg was clear enough for visual aiming, so the primary target was heavily damaged.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102430 ⇗ 545th JD*O SPAM-O-LINER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Martin, Donald Francis⇗ 545 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Weisenberg, Leonard NMI⇗ 545 Spare, Returned
Navigator Harrison, Arthur Seymour⇗ 545 Spare, Returned
Togglier Garrison, James Edwin⇗ 545 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Flatt, James Edward⇗ 545 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Bianca, Buddy Armand⇗ 545 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Claxon, Ernest Haydon⇗ 545 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Emberlin, Jessie Lee⇗ 545 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Winiarski, Eugene Alphonse⇗ 545 Spare, Returned
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