SORTIE REPORT #7155
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 hot camera ship.
Primary
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97150 ⇗ 547th SO*F SILVER QUEEN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Nicholson, Gilbert Orin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Milne, Alexander Dallas, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gronemeyer, Lyle Jacob⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Snyder, Clifford Leroy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Korabiak, Henry (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Kugler, James Hart⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ott, Robert Edward⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kelsey, Donald Edward⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Biancalana, Mario Joseph⇗ 547 Wounded
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Jarreau, Lloyd Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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