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 |
B-17G | 43‑38801 ⇗ | 544th | SU*M | RUTH |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Gilmore, James Robson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Tuck, Sam Gail⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Bink, Howard Hill⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Berwald, Raymond Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | London, Albert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bierowski, Mitchell Stephen⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Dameron, Fred (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Lewandowski, Leo Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gibson, Vergil LeRoy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |