SORTIE REPORT #8566
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑01‑01 248 774 Target: Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Derben, Germany
Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew today's mission as the 41st Combat Wing C Group. Weather at the primary forced the decision to attack elsewhere. The lead squadron attacked a target of opportunity (TOO) and the high and low squadrons attacked the briefed PFF secondary target in visual mode.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Secondary (Visual)
Target: Vehicle Workshop
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102620 ⇗ 544th SU*F DE RUMBLE IZER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Milligan, George Robert, Jr⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Dabney, William L⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Navigator Britt, Leo Thomas⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Miller, Leland Edward⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Brooks, William Ralph⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Ray, Virgie Newton⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Horvath, Emil Louis⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Cline, Ellis Wallace⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Finstad, Berton Robert⇗ 544 Spare, Returned
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
DocumentNavigator Log, 1945-01-01⇗
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