| 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) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: On return, landed away at Framlingham, AAF Station 153, with one wounded. Engines #1 & #3 damaged by 20mm shell, many flak holes in ship. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Military Installations Type: Military Location: [Unidentified], Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3259 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | SNAFU / ALABAMA WHIRLWIND |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Magowan, David, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Bughman, Leonard Woods⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dougherty, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Gudyka, Peter (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Wounded |
| Radio Operator | Koves, Ladislaw George⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Schroeder, Albert G⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Coody, Matthew Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Murray, James B⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ohe, Edward Burton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sheets, Robert M⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |