SORTIE REPORT #6754
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 Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37971 545th JD*T not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Mandelbaum, Norman W (IO) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Birckhead, Robert Bruce 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Ouellette, George Albert, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Philleo, Richard Norman 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Brown, James Paul 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Perry, Gilbert Franklin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Clary, Leonard Estus 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Frederickson, Ralph Louis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Amspacher, Ray Richard 545 Completed, Uninjured
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