SORTIE REPORT #4443
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑24 145 438 Target: German Vacuum Oil Company
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany
Oil Pressure Continues: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the high groups for the A and B 41st Combat Bombardment Wings on today's mission. The PFF equipment on the lead ship of the high group in the A wing failed prior to the I.P., but that group was able to bomb when the wing leader released his bombs. The high group of the B wing did not have this problem, and was able to drop the bombs using its own PFF equipment in the group lead aircraft.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B wing.
Primary (PFF)
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 MacFarlane, Menzies James 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Jacobs, Bernard Richard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Adelman, Efrom Milton 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Kemp, Phillip Giles 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Sheppard, George Raeburn 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Doughty, Walter Warren 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Latourette, Frank Richard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Caster, George Edward 547 Completed, Uninjured
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