SORTIE REPORT #3114
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑12 106 353 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
First 384th Oil Industry Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and supplied an additional group for the low position of the wing formation for today's mission - the first 384th attack on oil industry targets. Clear weather at the target permitted accurate visual bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back at 1131 hrs with #4 prop running away.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97367 547th SO*T UMBRIAGO
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hale, Charles Eugene 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Grant, Walter Edward 547 Aborted
Navigator Swisher, Glenn Everett 547 Aborted
Togglier Asher, John Calvin 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Richardson, William Earl 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Burlingame, James Wyatt 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Greene, Henry Tyler, Jr 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Menchaca, Jose Ricardo 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Loya, Antonio (NMI) 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Sullivan, Robert Francis 547 Aborted
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