| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑08‑12 | 14 | 81 | Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Many Enemy Fighters: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 103rd Combat Wing on today's mission. The formation was decimated by aborts and losses. Formation problems prevented attack on primary target. Unidentified military installations were bombed leaving primary target area. Heavy fighter attacks occurred for over an hour after the target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back over Yarmouth; could not reach altitude or keep up with formation; lower turret was out and top turret Vickers unit was 'vaporizing' (?). |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30043 ⇗ | 547th | SO*V | RUTHLESS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Goulder, Edmund Samuel⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Carter, T L (IO)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Harris, Arthur Claude⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Boomhower, William (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Sears, William Francis⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Thomasson, Edward Arthmur⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Leslie, Claude Robert⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Seager, Francis Marvin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Vodilko, Michael Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Saunders, Paul Ralph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |