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 | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE | Riley, Winston Eugene |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Salley, Thomas Raysor, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Barnett, William Alexander⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | McCaffrey, William Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Hosmer, Richard Clyde⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Lee, Van (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Brown, Oakley Wayne⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Rogerson, Harold William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | McCloskey, Arthur Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Anderson, Emmitt Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |