SORTIE REPORT #6939
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 lead. PFF ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8008 544th SU*Y not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Hutchinson, Thomas Dale 544 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Toler, Harold Morton 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Norwitz, Gerson (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kampel, Edward Joseph 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Peters, Joseph James 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Cornelius, Harold Marvin 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Colasuonno, Rocco (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Rafeld, Richard Eugene 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Blaker, Bernard (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Decker, Floyd Virgil 544 Completed, Uninjured
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