SORTIE REPORT #8603
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 43‑38823 ⇗ 545th JD*H not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Touton, William Frank⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Saxton, John C⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Stern, Harold M⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier DeCelles, Charles Bender⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Zook, Lloyd Earl⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lewis, David Bradford⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Euting, Carl Richard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Eastell, Harry Theodore⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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