SORTIE REPORT #7443
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 Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38752 ⇗ 547th SO*O LITTLE CINDER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Harter, David Smuck⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Woodworth, John Dempster⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Furiga, Frank Dominic⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Snyder, Clifford Leroy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Korabiak, Henry (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Kugler, James Hart⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Higbie, Franklyn Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kelsey, Donald Edward⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Norstrom, John Julius⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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