SORTIE REPORT #6908
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑11 209 672 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany
Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided four squadrons of the 41st CBW C Wing for today's mission. The positions of these squadrons in the formation are not apparent from available documents. Three squadrons attacked the primary, and one squadron (the 'second squadron' according to documents) attacked the secondary target, Railroad Marshalling Yards in Coblenz, Germany.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Third Squadron.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102661 544th SU*L BIG DOG
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Norton, Paul E 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Fleshman, Warren Gray 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Green, Billy A 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Cochran, John Edward, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Richardson, William Harrison 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Woodruff, Walter Charles, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Mitchell, Oreal Hugh 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Galetto, Anthony J 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Baumann, Frederick Herman 544 Completed, Uninjured
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