Mission # 225

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 11 November 1944
384th Mission
Mission Number 225
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Mission Comments 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,
Primary Target Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Gee-H)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 23
Aborted - 1
Scrubbed - 2
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Flight Completed - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

30 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Pilot, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft Pilot Results Mission/Sortie Information
42‑32106⇗Starr, William GeorgeCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗McNamara, John GordonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Gilmore, James RobsonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97251⇗Freiman, Peter PaulCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97263⇗Brown, Bert OliverCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft,
Unused		 
42‑97510⇗Wyatt, William GlennCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97824⇗Bills, Edgar LAbortedGee-H ship; lead Squadron deputy; turned back at Dutch coast due to runaway prop; shaft snapped on return flight; engine burst into flames on landing; bombs jettisoned.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑98000⇗Fleshman, Warren GrayCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102500⇗McKone, Joseph FCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102501⇗Blankenmeyer, William JFlight CompletedWeather aircraft.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107121⇗McLean, William SCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Pranger, Nicholas VincentCompleted MissionGee-H ship; low Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37843⇗Jackson, Oakley HomerCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38062⇗Groff, Richard HubertCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Hassing, Eugene TheronCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Mead, Frank WillardCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗Doran, William ElmerCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38678⇗Rose, Gerald DaleCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38721⇗Herring, Harold FCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Rummel, Brian DFlying Spare,
Completed Mission		Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑6476. Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Farnsworth, Reuben JosephFlying Spare,
Completed Mission		Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38823⇗Fahr, JohnCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗[N/A]ScrubbedReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38747.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗Goodrick, Gene RobertCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8007⇗[N/A]ScrubbedReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8401.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8216⇗Cline, Walter WCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8401⇗Herzog, John HenryCompleted MissionLead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8007. Lead Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8409⇗Abbott, Edward WilliamCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8430⇗Chmura, Edward (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗