SORTIE REPORT #7816
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑25 229 723 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Bad Day for German Oil: The 384th provided the three squadrons of the 41st Bomb Wing B Group. A visual attack on the primary target was not possible due to weather, so the Leuna works at Merseburg were bombed using PFF aiming. On returning to England, weather forced the diversion of 384th aircraft to Aldermaston and other fields; only two were able to land at Grafton Underwood.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Leuna Works Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38678 545th JD*F not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rose, Gerald Dale 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Fletcher, Graydon James 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Simpson, Hubert Daniel, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hall, Horace Homer 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Covell, Charles Francis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hornack, William Paul 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ketchledge, Edward (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bridget, John Harold 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cates, Clay Franklin 545 Completed, Uninjured
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