SORTIE REPORT #7436
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: High Squadron.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑38501 546th BK*C SWEET CHARIOT Konzem, Hubert Philip
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Causa, Raymond (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Kimberlin, Grover Jasper 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dowling, James John 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Roberts, Jack Deighton 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cortez, Jonathan Hernandez 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Siegenthaler, Robert Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bertsch, Robert Lawrence 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kreuscher, Robert Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Molea, Joseph (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
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