SORTIE REPORT #7592
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
Comments: Gee-H ship; low Squadron deputy.
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 Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Vaden, Kenneth Underwood⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Mason, Mark NMI⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Williams, Samuel Brown⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Chadwick, Ronald H⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Lee, Van (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Brooker, Cameron Hutchison⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Browne, Erle Royden⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kaloc, Edward Thomas⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Chacho, Albert John⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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