SORTIE REPORT #7220
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑30 216 693 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Primary Spared - Secondary Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group for today's mission. Dense clouds again cloaked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen. The Group attacked the PFF secondary target instead.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead 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 44‑8409 545th JD*N not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Doran, William Elmer 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Janovic, Lawrence Joseph, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wehe, Robert Louis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Reed, Warren Derome 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Gissing, Robert (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Holtwick, Melvin Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Wright, David D, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McMorrow, Edward James 545 Completed, Uninjured
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