SORTIE REPORT #7224
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 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 43‑38548 ⇗ 546th BK*M not known Jacobs, Gilbert Oren
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot LeDonne, Edward George⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Butler, John William, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Stern, Paul Bernard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wolf, Charles Elmer, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Malone, Joseph Walter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret O'Hare, Richard Walter⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Williams, Herbert Howard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Sievert, Clifford Leroy⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Durant, Edward L⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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