SORTIE REPORT #8062
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑12‑06 236 741 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
More Pressure On Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. The primary target was attacked using PFF sighting, with unobserved results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship. This aircraft suffered an internal failure of the #1 engine.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102661 ⇗ 544th SU*L BIG DOG
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McKone, Joseph Francis⇗ 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Johnson, Howard K⇗ 544 Aborted
Navigator Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ 544 Aborted
Togglier Lott, Homer Lee⇗ 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Irwin, Frank Xavier⇗ 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Hall, Callie Newton⇗ 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Moss, Ralph Eldon⇗ 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Humphries, Richard Alexander⇗ 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Albro, Bernard Thomas⇗ 544 Aborted
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