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: Group lead. Gee-H ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑107125 ⇗ | 545th | JD*G | DOASY DOATS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Bean, Arthur E, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Chapin, Robert Charles⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Wakser, Sanford Harry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Marks, Sanford (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Barth, Raymond Ernest⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Harfman, Lavern Frank⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Marmozewicz, Joseph J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Gallenkamp, Thomas Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Darby, Phillip Storey⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Guider, Robert Harwood⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Photo | 1944-10-03, Group Lead, A. Bean, J. LaBoda |