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 | Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6109 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Q | OLE TULIK |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hicks, Kenneth Delmont⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Clishem, James Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Bierman, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Wagner, Robert Wiliam⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Loffarelli, Clarence Peter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Werner, Edwin J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Kotnik, Robert Rudolph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Thompson, LeDru Myron⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Strutz, La Verne Herman⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |