SORTIE REPORT #8572
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑01‑01 248 774 Target: Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Derben, Germany
Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew today's mission as the 41st Combat Wing C Group. Weather at the primary forced the decision to attack elsewhere. The lead squadron attacked a target of opportunity (TOO) and the high and low squadrons attacked the briefed PFF secondary target in visual mode.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
TOO (Visual)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wetzlar, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97251 546th BK*O SNUFFY Kahn, Arthur William
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gregg, William G 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wade, Roger John 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Whipple, Robert M 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Matthews, Carl N 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hester, Cecil Adolph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Olson, Clifford Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Janicki, Edward Zygmund 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hyatt, Dale Lee 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Penn, Walter Richard 546 Completed, Uninjured
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