SORTIE REPORT #6841
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 42‑107121 ⇗ 546th BK*J KENTUCKY COLONEL / HELENA II Stachon, John Joseph
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot McGahey, Thomas Levert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hance, Horace (NMI), Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Henderson, Frank William, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cafiero, Lee Herman⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Shannon, James Brent⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Campbell, Donald Rudolph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Haden, Levi Baldwin⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Blickstein, Martin J⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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