SORTIE REPORT #7601
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 43‑38062 544th SU*A PLEASURE BENT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Groff, Richard Hubert 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gray, Fred Price 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gilliam, Charles Lamb 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Gabriel, Joseph Albert 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ludvik, Antone Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Erich, Milton Benjamin 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Laursen, Harold James 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Haskell, William Hilton 544 Completed, Uninjured
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