SORTIE REPORT #7157
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 42‑97263 ⇗ 547th SO*D LADY MARGARET
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Mock, John Montague, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Woodworth, John Dempster⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Allen, Arthur Everett⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Puchalski, Walter Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Sweeney, Robert Emmet⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Scott, James Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Price, Wilford Maurice⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Grubbs, Wilmer Harold⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Patrizio, Angelo Adam⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Poulos, William Toney⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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