SORTIE REPORT #7591
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑11 225 712 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Synthetic Oil Plant Bombed: Two squadrons, plus two spare aircraft, attacked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, despite equipment failures. The formation was led on the Gee-H bomb run by the low group deputy,
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑107121 546th BK*J KENTUCKY COLONEL / HELENA II Stachon, John Joseph
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McLean, William S 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Smith, Jack L 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Todd, Joseph W 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hunt, Harry B 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Holzbaur, Richard C 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Loader, Kenneth Walter 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Nead, Harry VanHorn, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Milkovich, John (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Friend, Lynn Merle 546 Completed, Uninjured
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