SORTIE REPORT #8591
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 Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
TOO (Visual)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wetzlar, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑8430 ⇗ 546th BK*P RECALL Clayton, Alfred George
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Richardson, George P⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bastianelli, John Michael⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Burkhart, Charles Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Paul, Wortley B, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator McCollum, Norris Lafayette⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hernandez, Miguel (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lawrence, Dwight Prescott, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Boyer, Lyle Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wasserman, Noa (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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