SORTIE REPORT #7414
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑06 221 704 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany
Attack on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All three squadrons bombed separately, with the high squadron making two bomb runs due to bomb release failure. As a result, the high squadron made the return trip to Grafton Underwood alone.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Led Squadron on bomb run.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑107125 ⇗ 545th JD*G DOASY DOATS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hunt, John Hardy, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Touton, William Frank⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Seydel, Philip (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rovero, Aldo John⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Burcham, Eugene Emmons⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Fuerstenau, Paul William⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ramos, Jesus Guadalupe Trevino⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Schultz, Blaine Shelvy⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Vargas, Juan Pacheco⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Linn, Clifford LeRoy⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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