SORTIE REPORT #7414
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
Comments: Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. Led Squadron on bomb run.
Primary (Gee-H)
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 Hunt, John Hardy, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Touton, William Frank 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rovero, Aldo John 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Seydel, Philip (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Burcham, Eugene Emmons 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Fuerstenau, Paul William 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ramos, Jesus Guadalupe Trevino 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Schultz, Blaine Shelvy 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Vargas, Juan Pacheco 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Linn, Clifford LeRoy 545 Completed, Uninjured
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