| 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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑38588 ⇗ | 546th | BK*D | EILEEN'S KINDERGARTEN | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Mead, Frank Willard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Daniel, Thomas Cogswell, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Toler, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Thornburg, Joseph Austin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hofferber, Reuben (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Miller, Orus Denvil⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hinojos, Charles Acevedo⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Moore, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Strain, John Linton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |