SORTIE REPORT #7205
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑30 216 693 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Primary Spared - Secondary Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group for today's mission. Dense clouds again cloaked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen. The Group attacked the PFF secondary target instead.
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
B-17G 42‑97271 ⇗ 545th JD*A BOSS LADY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Herring, Harold F⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Martin, Robert B⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Barnes, William Douglas, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Epstein, Norman D⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bright, Getsel Merle⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Clark, Coral Clifton⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ezell, William Charles⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Huffine, Robert Edward, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hanrahan, John E⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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