| 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) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
TOO (Visual) Target: Military Installations Type: Military Location: [Unidentified], Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29768 ⇗ | 547th | SO*X | WINSOME WINN II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Willing, Mark Skinner, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Martin, Rudolph Alfred⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Haley, Bruce Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Brown, Robert E⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Barta, Joseph Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Holloway, Durwood Harmon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Ott, Robert Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Pharr, Keating Sams⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ripley, Seth Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Walter Blaine⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |