SORTIE REPORT #7437
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 43‑38542 547th SO*J not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brown, Bert Oliver, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bayne, William Davis 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hammond, Jerrold Eugene 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Franklin, Walter Dewitt 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ondrusek, Marvin John 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Regan, Richard George 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Jones, William Jesse 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Palmer, Raymond George 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Chalkus, Joseph William 547 Completed, Uninjured
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