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: High Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Cornair, Russell John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Nicholson, Gilbert Orin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Miller, Dan Owens⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Armentrout, Elvin Jahune⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Korabiak, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Kugler, James Hart⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Saunders, Rufus Milton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Dippold, Robert John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gardiner, John W⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |