SORTIE REPORT #8074
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)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97320 ⇗ 544th SU*G HOT ROCK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Milligan, George Robert, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Britt, Leo Thomas⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Miller, Leland Edward⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Brooks, William Ralph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ray, Virgie Newton⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Horvath, Emil Louis⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Cline, Ellis Wallace⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Finstad, Berton Robert⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
DocumentNavigator Log, 1944-12-06, Leo T. Britt⇗
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