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 |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑6476 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | not known | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Ellis, Harold Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Jelneck, William Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Stickling, John Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hayes, David Newcombe⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Rosenfield, Arthur (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Marlatt, Guy Clair⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Liem, Jack Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Maupin, Vernon Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |