SORTIE REPORT #6743
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 Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6294 ⇗ 545th JD*N SCOTTY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Chamberlin, Myron NMI⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Hammond, Jerrold Eugene⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Crowell, Hollis Henry⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret McKinney, Roy Willard⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Bauer, Lawrence Martin⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ortiz, Ralph Gregory⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stevens, Sam Stanley⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
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