MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑11‑20 | 227 | 718 | Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Marshalling Yards Bombed: A combination of equipment failures prevented the planned Gee-H attack on the primary target. Therefore, all squadrons of the 384th attacked the secondary PFF target. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Chmura, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Goodson, John Schley, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Cahill, Martin Owen, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Thornburg, Joseph Austin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Garley, Richard Albert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Murdza, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Einhouse, Raymond Dale⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | McFalls, Johnny Winslow⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Line, Harold Ivan⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |