SORTIE REPORT #6846
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: Hot camera ship. Bomb doors had to be manually opened and closed.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37703 ⇗ 544th SU*P TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Groff, Richard Hubert⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Culhane, Emmett Patrick⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Seals, Patton Briscoe⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Gilliam, Charles Lamb⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ludvik, Antone Francis⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hord, Jack O'Mahor⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Laursen, Harold James⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Haskell, William Hilton⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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