| 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: Flak damaged three engines preventing full power. Jacobson's [heated] flying suit went out completely; Klonowski's [heated] boots and gloves went out; leak in ball turret oxygen; could not get full power from #1, #2, and #3 due to flak holes in exhaust, causing superchargers to run away; general flak damage. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Military Installations Type: Military Location: [Unidentified], Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑29927 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | HOMESICK SAL | Hunter, Jack Walter |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Higdon, Philip Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Boyce, Ernest Marshall, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Begab, Meyer (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Johnston, Lawrence Edwin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Boehm, Richard John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jett, James Loveless⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Cunningham, Kenneth Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Humphrey, Edward James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Klonowski, Francis Dominick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jacobson, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |