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: Group lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑8211 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Z | not known | Foster, Ewing H |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Bean, Arthur E, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Davis, L K (IO), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Shattuck, Jack Dale⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hance, Horace (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Van Etten, Lawrence Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Mechling, Robert Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Finley, Carl Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Sandidge, Robert Magnus⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Maddock, Walter James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Chacho, Albert John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |