SORTIE REPORT #8594
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: High Squadron.
Secondary (Visual)
Target: Vehicle Workshop
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38630 ⇗ 547th SO*G not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Belsinger, Harry Flair, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bradford, James W⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dulac, Albert Arthur⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Altgelt, James Ernest⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Mumma, Adin Wolgemuth⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Kuehn, Carl Edwin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Cantwell, Richard L⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Davis, Dixon (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Schuster, Harold Ludwig⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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