SORTIE REPORT #7188
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑10‑25 215 688 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Primary & Secondary Attacked: The 384th Bomb Group (Heavy) flew four squadrons to form the entire 41st B Combat Bomb Wing, the second wing of three, of Air Task Force 4 on today's mission. The low squadron attacked the primary target using Gee-H aiming, but cloud obscuration and equipment failure forced the remaining squadrons attack the secondary target using PFF aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron.
Primary
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑38757 547th SO*L PEASLEE'S PAYOFF
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Goodrick, Gene Robert 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Harter, David Smuck 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Weiss, Warren Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Seibel, Joseph Austin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Adams, Harold Peter 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Brumley, Paul James 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Pierce, Lee Francis 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Clairday, Willard Lee 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stephens, Frank (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
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