MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑09‑12 | 193 | 626 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Synthetic Oil Plant Destroyed: The 384th Bomb Group, flying as the High Section of the 41st CBW, attacked the primary target, a synthetic oil plant, in Brux, Czechoslovakia. A good visual bomb run was made and results are believed good, although 'a patch of clouds came over the target at the time bombs hit,' so results were unobserved. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group deputy. |
Primary (Visual) |
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 | Dudock, Edward Peter⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Nicholson, Gilbert Orin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Monaco, Armand Michael⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Cresto, John Anthony⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Kaessner, Howard Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Mettler, Jesse Wayne⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Carr, Edward Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Armentrout, Elvin Jahune⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Thompson, Bruce Roy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |