| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑06 | 221 | 704 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
| Attack on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All three squadrons bombed separately, with the high squadron making two bomb runs due to bomb release failure. As a result, the high squadron made the return trip to Grafton Underwood alone. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead. PFF ship provided by 379th BG, flown by 384th crew. Call-sign Nightgar-Z. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38198 ⇗ | 860th (493rd BG) | not known | $1.98 |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Cline, Walter William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Pommer, Edwin Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Babler, Leon Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Zinser, Frank Valentine, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Malone, Joseph Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fisher, Darwin Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McCreery, Robert Glenn⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sterr, Robert E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |