| 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 Comments: High Squadron. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE | Riley, Winston Eugene |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Salley, Thomas Raysor, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Barnett, William Alexander⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McCaffrey, William Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Hosmer, Richard Clyde⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Lee, Van (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Brown, Oakley Wayne⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Rogerson, Harold William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McCloskey, Arthur Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Anderson, Emmitt Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |