MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑06 | 206 | 667 | Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
Primary Targets Not Attacked: Aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as composite of 40th D Combat Wing (high squadron) and 41st A Combat Wing (low section of high squadron) on the mission flown today. Weather obscured the primary targets for both formations (A group primary was a Synthetic Oil Plant in 'Politz, Germany' - Police, Occupied Poland). The high squadron of the 40th D Combat Wing attacked the secondary target at Stargard, Germany (Occupied Poland): aiming was accomplished visually and bombs were away after an eight minute bomb run. The low section of the high squadron of the 41st A Combat Wing attacked the last resort target at Stralsund, Germany: aiming was accomplished visually and bombs were away after a twenty-four minute bomb run. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying spare; joined A group. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Airfield - Hangars Type: Military Location: Stargard, Poland |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97521 ⇗ | 545th | JD*H | THE SAINT |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Green, Loren Lester⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Abbott, Edward William, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Potter, Richard Selstrom⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Hogan, David Hiram, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Myers, Robert Holland⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bordelon, Nolan Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Sutphin, Richard Eugene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Zager, Donald Arthur⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McAnally, Edmon Molene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |