SORTIE REPORT #7698
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 42‑37822 ⇗ 544th SU*C THE 'LEAD BANANA'
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot LeSuer, Herman Paul⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Arwine, Joe Arnold, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Dorsey, Albert Leonard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Fischer, George (NMI), Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Black, Howard Vincent⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Portugal, Walter Lyon⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Ginder, John Pershing⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ducsay, Joseph C, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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