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 | Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑37971 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Mandelbaum, Norman W (IO)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Birckhead, Robert Bruce⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Ouellette, George Albert, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Philleo, Richard Norman⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Brown, James Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Perry, Gilbert Franklin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Clary, Leonard Estus⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Frederickson, Ralph Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Amspacher, Ray Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |