| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑06 | 206 | 667 | Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
| Primary Targets Not Attacked: Aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as composite of 40th D Combat Wing (high squadron) and 41st A Combat Wing (low section of high squadron) on the mission flown today. Weather obscured the primary targets for both formations (A group primary was a Synthetic Oil Plant in 'Politz, Germany' - Police, Occupied Poland). The high squadron of the 40th D Combat Wing attacked the secondary target at Stargard, Germany (Occupied Poland): aiming was accomplished visually and bombs were away after an eight minute bomb run. The low section of the high squadron of the 41st A Combat Wing attacked the last resort target at Stralsund, Germany: aiming was accomplished visually and bombs were away after a twenty-four minute bomb run. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: A group. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Airfield - Hangars Type: Military Location: Stargard, Poland |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑6476 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | not known | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hancock, Harry Carleton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sheppard, Ralph Bartlett⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Vlaun, Richard Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hopkins, Robert Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Veal, Connally Hammond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Powell, Fredrick Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Balacek, Richard William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Surowiec, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |