SORTIE REPORT #5288
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)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑37713 ⇗ 546th BK*S GREWSOME CREWSOME Jones, Robert A
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Myrick, Kenneth Delay⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot McClelland, Robert Cornelius⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Williams, Samuel Brown⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier McCool, John Clark⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator McCarthy, Eugene (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Beese, Arthur Paul⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Burns, Robert (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Brooks, Donald Lee⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Tucker, Clifton Roland⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Brown, Steve (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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