| 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 |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back because #1, #3 and #4 oil pressure dropped off between nothing and ten; feathered #1 and #3. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29699 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | OLD BATTLE AXE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Fields, Leon (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Hegstad, Lester Olaf⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Carlson, Clyde Pemberton⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Griffith, Roy Wesley⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ralston, William Clark⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Shelton, William Abner, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Savage, Clyde Henry⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McNutt, Julius Frederick⇗ | 547 | Aborted |