| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑02 | 218 | 698 | Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
| Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C Group for today's mission. The lead and low squadrons attacked the primary target using Gee-H aiming, the low squadron having to make a second run due to bomb release problems on the first fun. The high squadron Gee-H equipment failed prior to the IP, so the decision was made to follow the low squadron and release when they did. However, the low squadron did not drop on the first run and it was not clear what their intention was, so the high squadron proceeded to attack the briefed last resort target by visual means. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron. On return, landed away at Woodbridge due to difficulty with #4 engine. |
Last Resort Target (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Rheine, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38750 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Drake, William Bright⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Richard Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dunning, Leonard Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hart, Daniel Alphonso⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Clymer, Charles Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Pire, Irwin Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Owen, Robert Ralph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Butler, Ralph Willard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lewis, Richard Lowell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |