SORTIE REPORT #7189
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 43‑38766 ⇗ 546th BK*R TU YUNG TU Jones, Robert A
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Goodson, John Schley, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cahill, Martin Owen, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hannah, Gerald Salone⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Garley, Richard Albert⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Murdza, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Einhouse, Raymond Dale⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner McFalls, Johnny Winslow⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Line, Harold Ivan⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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