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: Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8008 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Y | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Minor, Henry W, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Martin, Donald Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Harrison, Arthur Seymour⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Stoltze, Albert C⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Saunders, James Bernard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Flatt, James Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Claxon, Ernest Haydon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Coburn, Ellsworth Gorden⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Winiarski, Eugene Alphonse⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Van Britson, Raymond Jules⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |