MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑01‑22 | 259 | 805 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
Visual Bombing!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Although prepared for blind bombing with PFF (radar) and Gee-H, the target was clearly visible. Bombing was reported to be excellent. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97960 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Molder, Charles Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Patterson, Nelton Dreward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Knowlton, Ernest Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Hayden, Ralph Millan⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Haynes, Harold Vernon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hookailo, Daniel Bernard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Constantine, Damian N⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Rizzuti, Leonard James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jacobs, Harris Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |