SORTIE REPORT #7319
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
Comments: Hot camera ship.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑32106 ⇗ 545th JD*R WORRY BIRD / VOAN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Holmes, George W⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Mohr, James Henry⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Mason, Mark NMI⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Gerlach, Menceslaus Anthony⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Burke, John Joseph⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Harshman, William Everett⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Samuels, Robert Howard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hultberg, Stanley Robert⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Applegate, William Charles⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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