| 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 | 43‑38673 ⇗ | 545th | JD*L | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Doran, William Elmer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sweeney, James Edmond, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Janovic, Lawrence Joseph, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wehe, Robert Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Reed, Warren Derome⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Gissing, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Holtwick, Melvin Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Meister, Reynold Krause⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McMorrow, Edward James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |