SORTIE REPORT #12005
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑02‑16 833 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Strategic Operations Continue: The Eighth Air Force dispatched 375 B-17s to hit the Harpenerweg oil refinery at Dortmund (78), and oil refineries at Nordstern (104) and Minsterstein (112); 30 hit the marshalling yard at Münster, a secondary target; targets of opportunity are Langendreer (23) and other (2); bombing is by Gee-H with some visual. The 92nd Bomb Group was among the forces assigned to hit targets in the Dortmund area.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: The 384th Bomb Group provided a PFF/Gee-H Navigator to the 92nd Bomb Group, who was assigned to the Wing Lead aircraft: the aircraft and the remainder of the crew were provided by other groups.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
not known TBD not known ( BG) not known not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Navigator Seydel, Philip (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
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