SORTIE REPORT #7178
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 hot camera ship.
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 43‑38501 ⇗ 546th BK*C SWEET CHARIOT Konzem, Hubert Philip
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hassing, Eugene Theron⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot McDaniel, Earl Clark⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Pougiales, George Francis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Sullivan, Robert James⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Williams, David H⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Wiggin, George Owen⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Head, Robert Laverne⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Peterson, William Junior⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Austin, Ralph Earl⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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