MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑11 | 209 | 672 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided four squadrons of the 41st CBW C Wing for today's mission. The positions of these squadrons in the formation are not apparent from available documents. Three squadrons attacked the primary, and one squadron (the 'second squadron' according to documents) attacked the secondary target, Railroad Marshalling Yards in Coblenz, Germany. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Fourth Squadron. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hancock, Harry Carleton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Sheppard, Ralph Bartlett⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Rancatore, Frank James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hopkins, Robert Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Veal, Connally Hammond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Powell, Frederick H⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Balacek, Richard William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Surowiec, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |