| 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 Comments: Flew entire mission, but due to mechanical failure could not release bombs; bomb load returned to base. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, 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 | Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Janczy, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Richter, Morris Herman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Feider, Leo John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Wynn, Francis Xavier⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Deaton, Marshall Taylor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Ciaccio, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Foust, John Monroe, III⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Butler, Ralph Willard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |