SORTIE REPORT #8593
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.
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 43‑38616 ⇗ 546th BK*K not known Pierce, Howard Bundy
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Cook, Raymond D⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Walker, Roy J⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Gustitus, Clarence Charles⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Holzbaur, Richard C⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Dossett, Huston Robert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Kangas, James Kermit⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Green, Forest Raymond⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Krupsky, Howard Clarence⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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