| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: First Squadron. Aborted due to defective manifold pressure in #3 engine. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Chamberlin, Myron⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Hammond, Jerrold Eugene⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Manolio, Albert Thomas⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | McKinney, Roy Willard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Ortiz, Ralph Gregory⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevens, Sam Stanley⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bauer, Lawrence Martin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |