MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑11‑04 | 219 | 700 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Two Targets Attacked: Aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing. The Lead and Low Squadrons attacked the Gee-H primary target at Bottrop, Germany. The High Squadron attacked the PFF secondary target at Hamm, Germany. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Hot camera ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑32106 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | WORRY BIRD / VOAN |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Holmes, George W⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Mohr, James Henry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Mason, Mark⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Gerlach, Menceslaus Anthony⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Burke, John Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Harshman, William Everett⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Samuels, Robert Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hultberg, Stanley Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Applegate, William Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |