SORTIE REPORT #7599
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 42‑98000 544th SU*J FIGHTIN' HEBE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Fleshman, Warren Gray 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Laney, John Neal 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cochran, John Edward, Jr 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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