SORTIE REPORT #6940
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: First Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑38013 547th SO*C NEVADA AVENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Sine, George Henning 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Klatt, Merton Dale 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Titus, William L 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Weckerly, John Benjamin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Pattison, Carroll Eugene 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Wetherbee, Owen L 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Warner, Homer James 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Jones, Lilburn Howard, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Guill, Francis Linton 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Paparella, Ignatius Charles 547 KIA
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