SORTIE REPORT #6929
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑11 209 672 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany
Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided four squadrons of the 41st CBW C Wing for today's mission. The positions of these squadrons in the formation are not apparent from available documents. Three squadrons attacked the primary, and one squadron (the 'second squadron' according to documents) attacked the secondary target, Railroad Marshalling Yards in Coblenz, Germany.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: First Squadron. Aborted due to defective manifold pressure in #3 engine.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37822 544th SU*C THE 'LEAD BANANA'
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Chamberlin, Myron 547 Aborted
Navigator Johns, Dwight LaReuel 547 Aborted
Bombardier Hammond, Jerrold Eugene 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Manolio, Albert Thomas 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Fordham, Howard Calvert 547 Aborted
Ball Turret McKinney, Roy Willard 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Ortiz, Ralph Gregory 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stevens, Sam Stanley 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bauer, Lawrence Martin 547 Aborted
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