SORTIE REPORT #7689
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑20 227 718 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Marshalling Yards Bombed: A combination of equipment failures prevented the planned Gee-H attack on the primary target. Therefore, all squadrons of the 384th attacked the secondary PFF target.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97263 ⇗ 547th SO*D LADY MARGARET
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Abbott, William H⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Schissel, Gregory Anthony⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Lohn, John G⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Herndon, William Franklin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Herr, Richard Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Laughlin, Wallace Leroy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Nieman, Donald F⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Strycek, Joseph John⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Davidson, Charles Wayne⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kristof, Laddie (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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