SORTIE REPORT #7601
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 43‑38062 ⇗ 544th SU*A PLEASURE BENT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Groff, Richard Hubert⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gray, Fred Price⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gilliam, Charles Lamb⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Gabriel, Joseph Albert⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ludvik, Antone Francis⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Erich, Milton Benjamin⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Laursen, Harold James⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Haskell, William Hilton⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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