SORTIE REPORT #6747
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 42‑97320 ⇗ 544th SU*G HOT ROCK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Orr, James Wallace⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Moon, William Everett⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Kennebeck, Edwin Eugene⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Goode, Joseph Edward⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Rauch, John (NMI), Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Spafford, Kenneth Culver⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Reed, Gordon Wilbur⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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