MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑11‑11 | 225 | 712 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Synthetic Oil Plant Bombed: Two squadrons, plus two spare aircraft, attacked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, despite equipment failures. The formation was led on the Gee-H bomb run by the low group deputy, |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑102500 ⇗ | 546th | BK*L | not known | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | McKone, Joseph F⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Sharp, Alan E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Davis, James Buford⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Irwin, Frank Xavier⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Schulz, Russell Lloyd⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Moss, Ralph Eldon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Humphries, Richard Alexander⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Albro, Bernard Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |