SORTIE REPORT #11108
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑11 309 941 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany
Underground Oil Storage Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing 'B' Group on today's mission. It was a long haul to the target near Munich, but the bombers were met with clear skies, and bombing results were good. The lead and low squadrons bombed on the first run, but the bomb bay door motors in the lead aircraft of the high squadron failed, and the doors could not be hand-cranked open in time to drop, so the high squadron returned to the I.P. and completed a successful visual bomb run. Because of that, the high squadron had to tack on to another formation on the return to home base.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37917 545th JD*B PAULINE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, Milo A, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hill, Charles R 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Barbour, Edward Robert 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Lazzaro, August Michael 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Beardshear, Paul Francis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Merritt, William Thomas, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Doody, Lawrence Joseph, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
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