SORTIE REPORT #7612
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 Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑6476. Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38747 ⇗ 546th BK*N not known Flynn, James Francis
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rummel, Brian Dunn, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Sheppard, Ralph Bartlett⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Okert, Fred Harry, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Meyer, Melvin Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Veal, Connally Hammond⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Romeo, Reno (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hoechst, Joseph Frederick⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Surowiec, Joseph (NMI)⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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