SORTIE REPORT #7418
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 42‑97282 544th SU*H REBEL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot McKone, Joseph Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Sharp, Alan E 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Snyder, Roy E 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Davis, James Buford 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Irwin, Frank Xavier 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hall, Callie Newton 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Moss, Ralph Eldon 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Humphries, Richard Alexander 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Albro, Bernard Thomas 544 Completed, Uninjured
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