SORTIE REPORT #9240
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑09 265 824 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Two Targets Hit: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st A Combat Wing on today's mission. Lead and high squadrons attacked primary by visual means; the low squadron attacked the PFF secondary at Kaub, Germany.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship.
PFF Secondary (PFF with Visual Assist)
Target: City
Type: Non-Military
Location: Erfurt, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38801 544th SU*M RUTH
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Reed, Verlin Dean 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, Howard K 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Weiss, Morris B 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Vermillion, Eugene Carroll 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Grimes, Paul John 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bobbitt, Charles Rufus 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Leighton, Robert Raymond 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Gibson, Vergil LeRoy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gariepy, Ernest J 544 Completed, Uninjured
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