| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑30 | 216 | 693 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Primary Spared - Secondary Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group for today's mission. Dense clouds again cloaked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen. The Group attacked the PFF secondary target instead. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38750 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | LeSuer, Herman Paul⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Arwine, Joe Arnold, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Dorsey, Albert Leonard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Fischer, George (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Black, Howard Vincent⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Portugal, Walter Lyon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Ginder, John Pershing⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ducsay, Joseph C, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |