MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑03 | 204 | 662 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Synthetic Oil Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C Group on today's mission. The formation dropped its bombs using Gee-H aiming. Although the lead aircraft had equipment problems and ordered the deputy to take the lead using PFF, the Gee-H 'came back in again' and the bombs were away using that. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6294 ⇗ | 545th | JD*N | SCOTTY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Co-pilot | Chamberlin, Myron⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Navigator | Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Bombardier | Hammond, Jerrold Eugene⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Radio Operator | Crowell, Hollis Henry⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Ball Turret | McKinney, Roy Willard⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Tail Gunner | Bauer, Lawrence Martin⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ortiz, Ralph Gregory⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevens, Sam Stanley⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |