SORTIE REPORT #7144
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑25 215 688 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Primary & Secondary Attacked: The 384th Bomb Group (Heavy) flew four squadrons to form the entire 41st B Combat Bomb Wing, the second wing of three, of Air Task Force 4 on today's mission. The low squadron attacked the primary target using Gee-H aiming, but cloud obscuration and equipment failure forced the remaining squadrons attack the secondary target using PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102933 ⇗ 546th BK*Q QUEENIE Slotwinski, Ted Frank
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Morgan, Norman Gail⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Nielsen, Robert Earl⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Musgrave, Richard Britton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Goetz, Carl Harry, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Caulfield, Patrick Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Uebel, Harold Frederick⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Roach, Harrison William⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Allen, Dale Richard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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