SORTIE REPORT #10324
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑03‑17 290 892 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany
Weather and Equipment Failures: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on todays mission. Multiple equipment failures and adverse weather conditions forced the Group to bypass the primary (and various other) targets, finally attacking the #6 briefed target, with poor results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission #6 (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Erfurt, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑39053 546th BK*D HEAVENLY BODY Francis, Percy Tom
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Drew, James Lawrence 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Rotherham, James H 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Keyser, William Ross, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Seymour, Kenneth Thomas 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Lustig, David Carl, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Lanham, Theodore James 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Snider, William Paul 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lillico, Douglas Crawford, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Winsby, William Edgar 547 Completed, Uninjured
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