SORTIE REPORT #6847
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 Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron flying spare. Joined high Squadron (91st BG).
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37788 ⇗ 547th SO*N HELL'S MESSENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Tumlinson, Wilburn Wier⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Steele, Robert Coultas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Kantor, John Steven⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Leslie, William Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Stornant, Victor Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Heatley, Johnny Ray⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Grubbs, Wilmer Harold⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Coder, Dale Mills⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Sortie Report 6847 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 11 October 2026, 9:13 PM (PDT)
Site design and content © 1999-2026 by Webmaster