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 |
B-17G | 43‑38673 ⇗ | 545th | JD*L | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Doran, William Elmer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Sweeney, James Edmond, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Janovic, Lawrence Joseph, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Wehe, Robert Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Reed, Warren Derome⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Gissing, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Holtwick, Melvin Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Wright, David D, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McMorrow, Edward James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |