SORTIE REPORT #6856
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. Hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38262 ⇗ 547th SO*K not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Bills, Edgar L⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Weideman, Dennis Archie⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Arnold, Vern L⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Potts, Raymond Louis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Miller, LuVerne Frank⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Iorio, William Louis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Warfield, Euclid Marion⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Conlon, Jack Dempsey⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Murray, John Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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