SORTIE REPORT #7587
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑11 225 712 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Synthetic Oil Plant Bombed: Two squadrons, plus two spare aircraft, attacked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, despite equipment failures. The formation was led on the Gee-H bomb run by the low group deputy,
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑102500 ⇗ 546th BK*L not known Flynn, Roland (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McKone, Joseph Francis⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Sharp, Alan E⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Davis, James Buford⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Irwin, Frank Xavier⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schulz, Russell Lloyd⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Moss, Ralph Eldon⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Humphries, Richard Alexander⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Albro, Bernard Thomas⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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