SORTIE REPORT #6834
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑07 207 669 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Synthetic Oil Production Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW C group on today's mission. In spite of difficulty seeing the target area, visual attacks were pressed home, with mixed results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron.
Primary (Visual)
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 Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Kimberlin, Grover Jasper⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dowling, James John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Roberts, Jack Deighton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cortez, Jonathan Hernandez⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Siegenthaler, Robert Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bertsch, Robert Lawrence⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kreuscher, Robert Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Molea, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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