SORTIE REPORT #10982
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑07 306 931 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany
Bombardiers' Skills Pay Off: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C group on today's mission. The requirement to sight the target visually was a challenge for our crews, as there was four to six-tenths cloud coverage in the target area. However, by taking advantage of the clear areas between clouds and using ground reference points, bombs were away on the first run with good accuracy.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8679.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8007 545th JD*Z SCREAMING EAGLE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Saxton, John C 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Clower, Jack Edwin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gilbert, William Theodore 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Staub, Richard William 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Haines, Robert Glenn 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Kelley, John Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner LaRue, James Russell 545 Completed, Uninjured
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