MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑07 | 207 | 669 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Synthetic Oil Production Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW C group on today's mission. In spite of difficulty seeing the target area, visual attacks were pressed home, with mixed results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron. Hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38262 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Bills, Edgar L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Weideman, Dennis Archie⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Arnold, Vern L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Potts, Raymond Louis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Miller, LuVerne Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Iorio, William Louis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Warfield, Euclid Marion⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Conlon, Jack Dempsey⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Murray, John Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |