| 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 | Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Somers, James Lowell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hightshoe, Clarence Cecil⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Burns, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Burek, Stanley Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Walcott, Lester Allen⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Wisdahl, Raymond Orlando⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Beesley, Delmar James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rock, Frank Willis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |