| 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 |
| B-17G | 43‑37703 ⇗ | 544th | SU*P | TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Drake, William Bright⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Richard Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dunning, Leonard Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hart, Daniel Alphonso⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Clymer, Charles Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Pire, Irwin Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Owen, Robert Ralph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Butler, Ralph Willard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lewis, Richard Lowell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |