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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97320 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | HOT ROCK |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Springsted, Donald George⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Barnes, Robert Clark⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Jacobs, Edward Gregory⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Tierney, Francis Samuel⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Schick, Frank Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Murphy, William C⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Watson, Paul Leland⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Macuch, Albert Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stephenson, Hilton Hubert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |