SORTIE REPORT #6729
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑03 204 662 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany
Synthetic Oil Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C Group on today's mission. The formation dropped its bombs using Gee-H aiming. Although the lead aircraft had equipment problems and ordered the deputy to take the lead using PFF, the Gee-H 'came back in again' and the bombs were away using that.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Returned with two engines out.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑32106 ⇗ 545th JD*R WORRY BIRD / VOAN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Johnstone, William Andrew⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Weaver, Paul Hanson⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Simpson, Morris (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Trimble, Frederick Cushing⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Markley, Harland Dean⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Williams, J C (IO)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Curtin, John (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner David, Lloyd Preston⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Nolan, Richard Thomas⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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