SORTIE REPORT #7586
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑11 225 712 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Synthetic Oil Plant Bombed: Two squadrons, plus two spare aircraft, attacked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, despite equipment failures. The formation was led on the Gee-H bomb run by the low group deputy,
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 42‑32106 545th JD*R WORRY BIRD / VOAN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Starr, William George 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Oliver, Mando (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Faulise, Vincent Paul 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Stern, Harold M 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Busch, Edward J 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hall, William Richard 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Phillips, William R 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Perkins, Lubia Alton 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hatcher, John F 545 Completed, Uninjured
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