SORTIE REPORT #5974
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑26 185 576 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
More Oil Pressure: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was not ideal, but the lead and low groups were able to drop accurately. The high group was not able to bomb the primary, so continued on to locate targets of opportunity. However, weather and air traffic conflicts prevented them from attacking, so they went on to the coast in search of some enemy shipping that had been reported. Eventually, nothing was spotted and they brought their bombs home.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Wing lead. PFF ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97986 544th SU*Z not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Buck, William Edward, Jr GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Kelsay, Omar Frank 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Newcomb, Robert D 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Culligan, Clarence Sylvester 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Daniel, William Abbott 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hoech, Julius Florence, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Grosbier, Gordon Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Youry, Burson Harris 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bryan, Morris Irving 547 Completed, Uninjured
Observer Ziegler, Pete Frank 547 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
Photo1944-08-26, Wing Lead, W. Buck, O. Kelsay
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