| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑06 | 221 | 704 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
| Attack on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All three squadrons bombed separately, with the high squadron making two bomb runs due to bomb release failure. As a result, the high squadron made the return trip to Grafton Underwood alone. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31484 ⇗ | 545th | JD*F | MAIRSY DOATS | Coon, Lawrence John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Brookshire, James D⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Vaden, Kenneth Underwood⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Mechanick, Harold (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Fitzpatrick, James Leo⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Alexander, Arthur Walton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rivers, Arthur Raymond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hess, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hiner, William Max⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Buersmeyer, Sylvanus Reginald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |