SORTIE REPORT #9328
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑15 267 832 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany
Weather Reduces Force: Heavy fog closed in quickly during takeoff operations, preventing almost half of the force from flying. The 384th Bombardment Group (H), initially ordered to provide all three squadrons of the 41st B group, formed itself into two reduced squadrons - lead and low - during assembly. They also picked up some aircraft from the 379th BG. The primary target was 'visual only' so the secondary was attacked using radar aiming. Weather at the home base remained bad on their return, so all but one aircraft landed elsewhere.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron deputy. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121.
PFF Primary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑39060 546th BK*F THE TERRIBLE UTE Coon, Lawrence John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ramsay, Walter E 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Walker, Roy J 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wickander, Wallace Homer 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Marberg, Roy Kurt 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hartman, John Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
Spot Jammer McCollum, Norris Lafayette 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Marlatt, Guy Clair 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kotys, Joseph (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Marks, George Peabody, III 546 Completed, Uninjured
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