SORTIE REPORT #7930
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑30 233 731 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany
Traffic and Weather: The initial bomb run using PFF was terminated when traffic congestion forced the formation to alter course. A second (visual) bomb run was made after sighting the target, but it turned out to be the towns of Meuselwitz and Wintersdorf, Germany, about 5 miles southeast of the primary target. The high squadron bombed the 'Last Resort Target' of Fulda, Germany, using PFF.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Other (Visual)
Location: Meuselwitz, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102518 ⇗ 545th JD*K DAMN YANKEE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Abbott, Edward William, Jr⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Welsh, James H⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Potter, Richard Selstrom⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Rothschild, Theodore (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Myers, Robert Holland⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Darby, Phillip Storey⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Sutphin, Richard Eugene⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Euting, Carl Richard⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Green, James Andrew⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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