SORTIE REPORT #6734
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 Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102518 ⇗ 545th JD*K DAMN YANKEE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Peters, Lloyd Arman⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Rose, Gerald Dale⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Simpson, Hubert Daniel, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hall, Horace Homer⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Covell, Charles Francis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hornack, William Paul⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ketchledge, Edward (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bridget, John Harold⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wagner, Robert Wiliam⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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