SORTIE REPORT #5288
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑29 167 503 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Merseburg Slammed Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up four group formations for today's mission. Three formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and the remaining one made up the bulk of the high composite group in the 41st D wing. The weather in Merseburg was clear enough for visual aiming, so the primary target was heavily damaged.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑37713 546th BK*S GREWSOME CREWSOME Jones, Robert A
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Myrick, Kenneth Delay 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot McClelland, Robert Cornelius 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Williams, Samuel Brown 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier McCool, John Clark 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator McCarthy, Eugene (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Beese, Arthur Paul 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Burns, Robert (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Brooks, Donald Lee 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Tucker, Clifton Roland 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Brown, Steve (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
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