SORTIE REPORT #7336
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: Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑38542. High Squadron.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37788 ⇗ 547th SO*N HELL'S MESSENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brown, Bert Oliver, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bayne, William Davis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Spears, Simms Memory⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Franklin, Walter Dewitt⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ondrusek, Marvin John⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Regan, Richard George⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Jones, William Jesse⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Palmer, Raymond George⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Chalkus, Joseph William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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