SORTIE REPORT #7174
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑25 215 688 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Primary & Secondary Attacked: The 384th Bomb Group (Heavy) flew four squadrons to form the entire 41st B Combat Bomb Wing, the second wing of three, of Air Task Force 4 on today's mission. The low squadron attacked the primary target using Gee-H aiming, but cloud obscuration and equipment failure forced the remaining squadrons attack the secondary target using PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Fourth Squadron hot camera ship.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38062 544th SU*A PLEASURE BENT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Fisher, Robert Jeremy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gilmore, James Robson 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Bink, Howard Hill 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Berwald, Raymond Edward 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Schick, Frank Joseph, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bierowski, Mitchell Stephen 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Dameron, Fred (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Lewandowski, Leo Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gibson, Vergil LeRoy 544 Completed, Uninjured
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