SORTIE REPORT #7209
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: Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97824 ⇗ 544th SU*U not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Hutchinson, Thomas Dale⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Toler, Harold Morton⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Norwitz, Gerson (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Peters, Joseph James⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cornelius, Harold Marvin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Colasuonno, Rocco (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Blaker, Bernard (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Moran, Richard David⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Markoff, Samuel (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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