MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑11‑04 | 219 | 700 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Two Targets Attacked: Aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing. The Lead and Low Squadrons attacked the Gee-H primary target at Bottrop, Germany. The High Squadron attacked the PFF secondary target at Hamm, Germany. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Hot camera ship; high Squadron. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97960 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | McNamara, John Gordon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Nelson, Elmer (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Dobrow, Martin (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Melton, Derald William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Occhino, Anthony A⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Zaleski, Edmund Casmir⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Raught, Thomas Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Manicki, John Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rohr, Kenneth Orville⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |