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: Second Squadron lead. PFF ship. While on the bomb run to attack the primary target using Gee-H, with the deputy in the lead, the equipment failed. The Squadron then proceeded to the secondary target and attacked using PFF. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Coblenz, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8007 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Z | SCREAMING EAGLE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Stone, Arthur Martin, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Martin, Donald Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Gibson, Merle Leon, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Harrison, Arthur Seymour⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Saunders, James Bernard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Flatt, James Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Zook, Lloyd E⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Coburn, Ellsworth Gorden⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Winiarski, Eugene Alphonse⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Claxon, Ernest Haydon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |