SORTIE REPORT #3087
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)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102459 544th SU*O LITTLE KENNY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Halasz, John Julius 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Teehan, John Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Mayo, Roy Oscar, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Schmitzer, William James 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator McGill, Thomas Francis, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Berg, Clifford George 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Swartzendruber, Carroll Duane 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Monteith, Richard Taylor 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Pang, Sun Wah 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ormsby, Roger Stanley 544 Completed, Uninjured
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