SORTIE REPORT #6742
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 44‑6149 ⇗ 547th SO*U HOT AFTER IT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Owens, Robert Clare⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Buswell, Richard Grant⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gronemeyer, Lyle Jacob⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Muller-Thym, Lambert (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Munro, William David⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Squier, Vanny DeForest⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Horan, Albert Sherwood⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner King, Carleton William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Berry, Ivan Carl⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gardner, Vernon Percy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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