SORTIE REPORT #7406
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑06 221 704 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany
Attack on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All three squadrons bombed separately, with the high squadron making two bomb runs due to bomb release failure. As a result, the high squadron made the return trip to Grafton Underwood alone.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102459 544th SU*O LITTLE KENNY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Fleshman, Warren Gray 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Laney, John Neal 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Decker, Floyd Virgil 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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