SORTIE REPORT #6837
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑07 207 669 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Synthetic Oil Production Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW C group on today's mission. In spite of difficulty seeing the target area, visual attacks were pressed home, with mixed results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Released bombs late.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6141 544th SU*F SNEAKIN DEACON
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Patella, Joseph David 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gray, Fred Price 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Schmitzer, William James 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Marshall, Charles (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hudson, Harold Edgar 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Stensby, Erling John 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret French, Lorin Leroy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Thulin, Theodore Clemence 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Dvorak, Frank Joseph, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
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