| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑11 | 209 | 672 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
| Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided four squadrons of the 41st CBW C Wing for today's mission. The positions of these squadrons in the formation are not apparent from available documents. Three squadrons attacked the primary, and one squadron (the 'second squadron' according to documents) attacked the secondary target, Railroad Marshalling Yards in Coblenz, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Landed In Allied Territory Comments: Fourth Squadron. Subjected to intense and very accurate flak in target area; initially reported MIA, found to have landed in allied territory. The crew was uninjured, returning to base on 13 October, and resumed flying combat missions on the 15th. The Aircraft was returned to Grafton Underwood also. It was repaired, re-assigned to the 544th, and resumed flying combat missions on 11 December 1944. |
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| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102620 ⇗ | 546th | BK*P | DE RUMBLE IZER | Clayton, Alfred George |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ellis, Harold Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Jelneck, William Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Timmons, David Wesley⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hayes, David Newcombe⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rosenfield, Arthur (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Marlatt, Guy Clair⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Liem, Jack Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Maupin, Vernon Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |