SORTIE REPORT #7343
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: PFF ship; group lead.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8008 ⇗ 544th SU*Y not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Stone, Arthur Martin, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Herzog, John Henry, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Schwob, Carl Warren⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Uriwal, Alfons Francis⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rovero, Aldo John⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Marks, Sanford (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Palecek, George Frank⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bauer, Henry (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Brown, Robert Frank⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Euting, Carl Richard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Observer Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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