SORTIE REPORT #7719
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: Flew entire mission, but due to mechanical failure could not release bombs; bomb load returned to base.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38750 ⇗ 544th SU*D not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Janczy, Thomas Joseph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Richter, Morris Herman⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Feider, Leo John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Wynn, Francis Xavier⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Deaton, Marshall Taylor⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ciaccio, Raymond (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Foust, John Monroe, III⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Butler, Ralph Willard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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