SORTIE REPORT #7702
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 42‑97960 ⇗ 547th SO*M not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McNamara, John Gordon⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Nelson, Elmer (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Benjamin, Alfred David⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Melton, Derald William⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Occhino, Anthony A⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Zaleski, Edmund Casmir⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Raught, Thomas Earl⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Manicki, John Robert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Rohr, Kenneth Orville⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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