SORTIE REPORT #7333
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 Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97320 ⇗ 544th SU*G HOT ROCK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Springsted, Donald George⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Barnes, Robert Clark⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Jacobs, Edward Gregory⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Tierney, Francis Samuel⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Schick, Frank Joseph, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Murphy, William C⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Watson, Paul Leland⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Macuch, Albert Richard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stephenson, Hilton Hubert⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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