SORTIE REPORT #6918
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: Second Squadron deputy. Gee-H and hot camera ship.
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Coblenz, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑107125 545th JD*G DOASY DOATS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kass, Robert Hiler 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Backman, Glenn Elmer 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Konopatzki, Robert Wallace 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Seydel, Philip (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Sienkiewicz, Henry Chester 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Howe, Vernon Bullock 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Poulton, Robert Harry 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Simmons, Thomas Howard 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Wilde, Albert George 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Payne, Omar Eston 545 Completed, Uninjured
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