SORTIE REPORT #7259
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑01 217 696 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Two Squadrons Hit Primary: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Air Division and the 41st CBW Wing formation in the A Group position. The Lead and high squadrons completed a Gee-H attack on the primary as planned. The low group's Gee-H equipment failed prior to arriving at the primary IP, so it flew directly to the secondary target IP and attacked that target using PFF.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 44‑8430 ⇗ 546th BK*P RECALL Clayton, Alfred George
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brookshire, James D⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Walker, Jay Frank⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Mechanick, Harold (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Fitzpatrick, James Leo⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Alexander, Arthur Walton⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Rivers, Arthur Raymond⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hess, Frank (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hiner, William Max⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Buersmeyer, Sylvanus Reginald⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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