| 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 |
Landed In Allied Territory Comments: At 1100 hrs in the vicinity of [Bad] Iburg, aircraft was hit by flak and peeled off from formation with #2 wing tank smoking and leaking; last seen over Osnabrück with wheels down and under control; no chutes; landed in allied territory, near Brussels, with all crew safe. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38615 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Orr, James Wallace⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Moon, William Everett⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kennebeck, Edwin Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Goode, Joseph Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Rauch, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Spafford, Kenneth Culver⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Reed, Gordon Wilbur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |