SORTIE REPORT #7318
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑04 219 700 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany
Two Targets Attacked: Aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing. The Lead and Low Squadrons attacked the Gee-H primary target at Bottrop, Germany. The High Squadron attacked the PFF secondary target at Hamm, Germany.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑31484 ⇗ 545th JD*F MAIRSY DOATS Coon, Lawrence John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brookshire, James D⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Vaden, Kenneth Underwood⇗ 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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