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: Group and wing lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8008 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Y | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Smith, Dale Orville⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Wilson, Quentin (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Chapin, Robert Charles⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Dolson, Henry James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lucyshyn, John (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Bonnett, Charles Daniel⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Sherriff, Albert Keith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Lien, Oliver Malvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | La Chine, Lloyd Earl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ciejka, Walter Casimer⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markoff, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |