| 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 |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Squadron deputy. Returned early after #1 engine oil cooler sprung leak and lost power. Bombed a target of opportunity (TOO), an airfield in The Netherlands. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Unidentified Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: [Unidentified], The Netherlands |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29985 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Y | KATHLEEN / BARREL HOUSE BESSIE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Lecates, Robert Leslie⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Conkey, Duane Allison⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Warrilow, David Paul⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Farwell, Francis Raymond⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Jumper, George William⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ausmus, Leon Farrell⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Billingsley, James Rudolph⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Lemmerman, Henry George⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dudek, Sylvester Frederick⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bowen, Frank Howard⇗ | 545 | Aborted |