SORTIE REPORT #4282
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑20 141 425 Target: Oil Refineries
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany
Oil Refineries Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided aircraft and crews for the lead and low groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, the second of nine Wings comprising Mission 425 Air Task Force #3 for today's mission. The target area weather was generally clear, and bombs were away visually with good results. After bombs away the low group became separated from the wing leaders (probably due to the damage and injuries on the lead ship) and tacked on to a wing with the 401st BG, flying back to the English coast with them. According to one 384th crewmember, the flames and smoke rose above the attack altitude (~27,000') and a crewmember from another group reported the smoke was clearly visible the next day from bombers returning from Berlin.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6109 545th JD*Q OLE TULIK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Adams, William Lowell 545 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot McGee, Leonard Vincent 545 Spare, Returned
Navigator Francis, Allen Warren 545 Spare, Returned
Togglier Kalinsky, Morris (NMI) 545 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Rockdaschel, Robert Charles 545 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Vickers, Charles Dunnington 545 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Sutherland, Robert Kenneth 545 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Sandoval, Andres (NMI) 545 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ruspoli, Frank Anthony 545 Spare, Returned
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