MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑07 | 207 | 669 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Synthetic Oil Production Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st CBW C group on today's mission. In spite of difficulty seeing the target area, visual attacks were pressed home, with mixed results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Released bombs late. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6141 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | SNEAKIN DEACON |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Patella, Joseph David⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Gray, Fred Price⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Schmitzer, William James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Marshall, Charles (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hudson, Harold Edgar⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Stensby, Erling John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | French, Lorin Leroy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Thulin, Theodore Clemence⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dvorak, Frank Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |