SORTIE REPORT #6743
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑03 204 662 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany
Synthetic Oil Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C Group on today's mission. The formation dropped its bombs using Gee-H aiming. Although the lead aircraft had equipment problems and ordered the deputy to take the lead using PFF, the Gee-H 'came back in again' and the bombs were away using that.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6294 545th JD*N SCOTTY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Chamberlin, Myron 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Johns, Dwight LaReuel 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Hammond, Jerrold Eugene 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Crowell, Hollis Henry 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Fordham, Howard Calvert 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret McKinney, Roy Willard 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Bauer, Lawrence Martin 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ortiz, Ralph Gregory 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stevens, Sam Stanley 547 Spare, Returned
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