SORTIE REPORT #7590
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
B-17G 44‑6592 ⇗ 547th SO*S STARDUST
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Goodrick, Gene Robert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Peterson, Harlan Dale ⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Weiss, Warren Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Seibel, Joseph Austin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Adams, Harold Peter⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Brumley, Paul James⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Pierce, Lee Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Clairday, Willard Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stephens, Frank (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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