| 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: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97263 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | LADY MARGARET |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McNamara, John Gordon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Nelson, Elmer (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Steele, Robert Coultas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Occhino, Anthony A⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Zaleski, Edmund Casmir⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Raught, Thomas Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Manicki, John Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rohr, Kenneth Orville⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |