SORTIE REPORT #7147
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: Low Squadron.
Primary
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6135 ⇗ 546th BK*B not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brown, Bert Oliver, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bayne, William Davis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Ziegler, Pete Frank⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Franklin, Walter Dewitt⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ondrusek, Marvin John⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Regan, Richard George⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Jones, William Jesse⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Palmer, Raymond George⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Chalkus, Joseph William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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