SORTIE REPORT #8599
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 Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron flying spare; returned as briefed.
Secondary (Visual)
Target: Vehicle Workshop
Type: Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38752 547th SO*O LITTLE CINDER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jackson, Oakley Homer, Jr 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Calkins, John Bartlett 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Lucas, Leonard Edmond 547 Spare, Returned
Togglier Haight, Keith Rodney 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Senchuk, Paul Sam 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Ziner, Allen Edward 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Cappiello, Gaetano Thomas 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Phelps, James Norman 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kelly, Vincent Joseph Leo 547 Spare, Returned
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