SORTIE REPORT #6856
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: Low Squadron. Hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38262 547th SO*K not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Bills, Edgar L 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Weideman, Dennis Archie 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cavanaugh, William Daniel 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Arnold, Vern L 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Potts, Raymond Louis 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Miller, LuVerne Frank 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Iorio, William Louis 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Warfield, Euclid Marion 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Conlon, Jack Dempsey 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Murray, John Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
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