SORTIE REPORT #8981
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑01‑22 259 805 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany
Visual Bombing!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Although prepared for blind bombing with PFF (radar) and Gee-H, the target was clearly visible. Bombing was reported to be excellent.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102518 ⇗ 545th JD*K DAMN YANKEE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Greenfield, Sidney Lloyd⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Samuels, Robert Howard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Reed, Warren Derome⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Gissing, Robert (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Marmozewicz, Joseph J⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Wright, David Dobali, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McMorrow, Edward James⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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