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: Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 43‑38542. High Squadron. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Brown, Bert Oliver, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Bayne, William Davis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Spears, Simms Memory⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Franklin, Walter Dewitt⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Ondrusek, Marvin John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Regan, Richard George⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Jones, William Jesse⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Palmer, Raymond George⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Chalkus, Joseph William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |