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: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38548 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | not known | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | LeDonne, Edward George⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Butler, John William, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Stern, Paul Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Wolf, Charles Elmer, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Owens, Buddy Louis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | O'Hare, Richard Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Williams, Herbert Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Sievert, Clifford Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Early, James Walker⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |