SORTIE REPORT #7456
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑08 222 705 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
Another Attack on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. Bombs were dropped in Group formation using PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (PFF)
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (PFF aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑107083 ⇗ 546th BK*B not known Schiebel, Harold Arthur
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot McLean, William S⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dowling, James John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Timmons, David Wesley⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cortez, Jonathan Hernandez⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Siegenthaler, Robert Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bertsch, Robert Lawrence⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kreuscher, Robert Edward⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Molea, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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