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: High Squadron. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38800 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | BUSY BUZZARD |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Tumlinson, Wilburn Wier⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Steele, Robert Coultas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Kantor, John Steven⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Leslie, William Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Stornant, Victor Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Heatley, Johnny Ray⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Lester, David Leon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Coder, Dale Mills⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |