SORTIE REPORT #7415
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑06 221 704 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany
Attack on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All three squadrons bombed separately, with the high squadron making two bomb runs due to bomb release failure. As a result, the high squadron made the return trip to Grafton Underwood alone.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97150 547th SO*F SILVER QUEEN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Milne, Alexander Dale, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Chamberlin, Myron 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Spears, Simms Memory 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Downs, Wayne Hargis 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Trzynka, Harold Afred 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Haskett, Everett Wiliam 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Colwell, George Leslie 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Ambach, Edward John 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Adams, Frederick L 547 Completed, Uninjured
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