SORTIE REPORT #7268
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 43‑38747 ⇗ 546th BK*N not known Flynn, James Francis
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Somers, James Lowell⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hightshoe, Clarence Cecil⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Burns, Robert (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Burek, Stanley Thomas⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Walcott, Lester Allen⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Wisdahl, Raymond Orlando⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Beesley, Delmar James⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Rock, Frank Willis⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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