| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑08‑12 | 14 | 81 | Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Many Enemy Fighters: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 103rd Combat Wing on today's mission. The formation was decimated by aborts and losses. Formation problems prevented attack on primary target. Unidentified military installations were bombed leaving primary target area. Heavy fighter attacks occurred for over an hour after the target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 0810 hrs because of supercharger failure on #3 & #4 engines. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3218 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | DORIS MAE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Armstrong, Lloyd Rowland⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Van der Haeghen, Joseph Albert⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Wilson, Eugene Theodore⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Kinney, William Brownie⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Carroll, George Henry⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Estes, Lloyd Stack⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Thurman, Fillman Clifton⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Grimes, Robert Albert⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Renfro, Alvin Everette⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mason, Jack Leslie (#2)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |