SORTIE REPORT #7705
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
Comments: PFF ship; C group lead.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8008 ⇗ 544th SU*Y not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Frink, Horace Everett⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Neville, Harry Walter⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hobdey, Cecil Delwin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Monaco, Armand Michael⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Lucyshyn, John (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Morris, Arthur Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Lay, Obert Merle⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret DeLauri, Angelo (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Horan, William Paul⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kania, Stanley Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Harper, Jack Rollin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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