SORTIE REPORT #7596
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 42‑97510 546th BK*A SATAN'S PLAYMATE Riley, Winston Eugene
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wyatt, William Glenn 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Stundis, Hilari Harry 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Zeligson, Robert Lee 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Adams, John H 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Clingler, Warren Eugene 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Dobrescu, Frederick John 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Lemon, Delbert Kenneth 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Moslein, Augustus Fred 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cavanaugh, Bernard Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
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