MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑09 | 208 | 670 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Schweinfurt Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st CBW A wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was 10/10ths clouds, and the decision was made to bomb the PFF target. Results were unobserved. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑107125 ⇗ | 545th | JD*G | DOASY DOATS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Blankenmeyer, William J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Obermeyer, Robert Henry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Hertel, Wallace Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Fictum, Blair Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | DeMesquita, Seymour Aron⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Work, Robert Elijah⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hoyman, Robert H⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McDonald, Donald Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |