| 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: Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97592. First Squadron lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑98027 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | SWAMP ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Koch, Robert Bruce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Culligan, Clarence Sylvester⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cohn, Herbert Jay⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Lucyshyn, John (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hoech, Julius Florence, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Vicknair, Normand Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | McCoy, Jesse Granville⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Baker, John R⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gardiner, John W⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jaworski, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-10-11, First Squadron Lead, H. Frink, R. Koch |