SORTIE REPORT #6846
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑07 207 669 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Synthetic Oil Production Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW C group on today's mission. In spite of difficulty seeing the target area, visual attacks were pressed home, with mixed results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Hot camera ship. Bomb doors had to be manually opened and closed.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37703 544th SU*P TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Groff, Richard Hubert 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Culhane, Emmett Patrick 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Seals, Patton Briscoe 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Gilliam, Charles Lamb 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ludvik, Antone Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hord, Jack O'Mahor 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Laursen, Harold James 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Haskell, William Hilton 544 Completed, Uninjured
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