SORTIE REPORT #7263
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 Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38616 ⇗ 546th BK*K not known Pierce, Howard Bundy
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Clements, Ben Hill, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Skelton, Leslie Parker⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Barion, Chester Vincent⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hawkins, Otis Dwight⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Kramer, Marvin Arthur⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Susan, John (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Gillespie, Keith Wendell⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Fullerton, Charles Frederick⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Martin, Thomas Allison⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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