SORTIE REPORT #7339
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; high Squadron.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97960 ⇗ 547th SO*M not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McNamara, John Gordon⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Nelson, Elmer (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dobrow, Martin (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Melton, Derald William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Occhino, Anthony A⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Zaleski, Edmund Casmir⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Raught, Thomas Earl⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Manicki, John Robert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Rohr, Kenneth Orville⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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