Mission Date | 11 November 1944 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 225
|
8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 712 |
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⇗ |
Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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42‑32106⇗ | Starr, William George | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38208⇗ | McNamara, John Gordon | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑39888⇗ | Gilmore, James Robson | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97251⇗ | Freiman, Peter Paul | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97263⇗ | Brown, Bert Oliver | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97309⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑97510⇗ | Wyatt, William Glenn | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97824⇗ | Bills, Edgar L | Aborted | Gee-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 Gray | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102500⇗ | McKone, Joseph F | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑102501⇗ | Blankenmeyer, William J | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107121⇗ | McLean, William S | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑107125⇗ | Pranger, Nicholas Vincent | Completed Mission | Gee-H ship; low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑37843⇗ | Jackson, Oakley Homer | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38062⇗ | Groff, Richard Hubert | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38501⇗ | Hassing, Eugene Theron | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38588⇗ | Mead, Frank Willard | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38673⇗ | Doran, William Elmer | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38678⇗ | Rose, Gerald Dale | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38721⇗ | Herring, Harold F | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38747⇗ | Rummel, Brian Dunn | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑6476. Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38800⇗ | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph | Flying Spare, Completed Mission | Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
43‑38823⇗ | Fahr, John | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6476⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38747. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑6592⇗ | Goodrick, Gene Robert | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8007⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8401. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8216⇗ | Cline, Walter W | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8401⇗ | Herzog, John Henry | Completed Mission | Lead PFF Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8007. Lead Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8409⇗ | Abbott, Edward William | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
44‑8430⇗ | Chmura, Edward (NMI) | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |