SORTIE REPORT #6933
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)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Second Squadron.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Coblenz, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37917 545th JD*B PAULINE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wismer, Richard Glen 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Fletcher, Graydon James 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kelley, Darwin Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Gerlach, Menceslaus Anthony 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bussey, Harold Lewis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schoebel, John Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lewis, David Bradford 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Harshman, William Everett 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Leibel, William Joseph 545 Completed, Uninjured
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