| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑16 | 833 | Target: Coking Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Dortmund, Germany |
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| Strategic Operations Continue: The Eighth Air Force dispatched 375 B-17s to hit the Harpenerweg oil refinery at Dortmund (78), and oil refineries at Nordstern (104) and Minsterstein (112); 30 hit the marshalling yard at Münster, a secondary target; targets of opportunity are Langendreer (23) and other (2); bombing is by Gee-H with some visual. The 92nd Bomb Group was among the forces assigned to hit targets in the Dortmund area. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: The 384th Bomb Group provided a PFF/Gee-H Navigator to the 92nd Bomb Group, who was assigned to the Wing Lead aircraft: the aircraft and the remainder of the crew were provided by other groups. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| not known | TBD | not known ( BG) | not known | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Navigator | Seydel, Philip (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |