| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑04 | 219 | 700 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
| Two Targets Attacked: Aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing. The Lead and Low Squadrons attacked the Gee-H primary target at Bottrop, Germany. The High Squadron attacked the PFF secondary target at Hamm, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: PFF ship; high Squadron lead. Took lead for 2nd bomb run and bombing with PFF. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97592 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Y | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Bean, Donald Wesley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Bills, Edgar L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Loomis, Donald Orlando⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McGaughey, Donald Keith⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Miller, Dan Owens⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Arnold, Vern L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Potts, Raymond Louis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Miller, LuVerne Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Olson, Robert Woodrow⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Conlon, Jack Dempsey⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Iorio, William Louis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |