SORTIE REPORT #6755
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: High Squadron deputy. PFF ship.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97986 ⇗ 544th SU*Z not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Parker, George Frederick⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Woodworth, John Dempster⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Van Etten, Lawrence Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Denton, Horace Bruce⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Webb, John Clyde⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Robb, Gordon Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Stamm, Hiram Walton⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McNeff, Charles Leo⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Grabow, Carl Arthur⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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