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 | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Frederick, Edwin Bernard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Stockman, William Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Orth, Alvin Wilson⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Crowell, Hollis Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Ballenger, John Sidney⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Storm, Delbert (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Dunn, Lawrence Warren⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Foster, Garnet Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |