MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑06‑24 | 145 | 438 | Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Oil Pressure Continues: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the high groups for the A and B 41st Combat Bombardment Wings on today's mission. The PFF equipment on the lead ship of the high group in the A wing failed prior to the I.P., but that group was able to bomb when the wing leader released his bombs. The high group of the B wing did not have this problem, and was able to drop the bombs using its own PFF equipment in the group lead aircraft. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑102620 ⇗ | 546th | BK*P | DE RUMBLE IZER | Clayton, Alfred George |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Shearer, Wilbur Lee, Jr⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
Co-pilot | Hogshire, William Judson⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
Navigator | Myers, Robert Stewart⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
Togglier | Snyder, Henry Franklin⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Radio Operator | Shedd, Charles Livingston⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
Engineer/Top Turret | Lipps, Paul Richard⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
Ball Turret | Foltz, Howard William⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
Tail Gunner | Knight, Wilburn Moses⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harp, James Hubert⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |