SORTIE REPORT #6812
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑06 206 667 Target: M/T Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland
Primary Targets Not Attacked: Aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as composite of 40th D Combat Wing (high squadron) and 41st A Combat Wing (low section of high squadron) on the mission flown today. Weather obscured the primary targets for both formations (A group primary was a Synthetic Oil Plant in 'Politz, Germany' - Police, Occupied Poland). The high squadron of the 40th D Combat Wing attacked the secondary target at Stargard, Germany (Occupied Poland): aiming was accomplished visually and bombs were away after an eight minute bomb run. The low section of the high squadron of the 41st A Combat Wing attacked the last resort target at Stralsund, Germany: aiming was accomplished visually and bombs were away after a twenty-four minute bomb run.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: A group hot camera ship.
Last Resort Target (Visual)
Location: Stralsund, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102620 ⇗ 546th BK*P DE RUMBLE IZER Clayton, Alfred George
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Ellis, Harold Richard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Jelneck, William Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Stickling, John Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hayes, David Newcombe⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Rosenfield, Arthur (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Marlatt, Guy Clair⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Liem, Jack Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Maupin, Vernon Eugene⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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