| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑30 | 216 | 693 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Primary Spared - Secondary Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Group for today's mission. Dense clouds again cloaked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen. The Group attacked the PFF secondary target instead. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron hot camera ship. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑107121 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | KENTUCKY COLONEL / HELENA II | Stachon, John Joseph |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Somers, James Lowell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hightshoe, Clarence Cecil⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Burns, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Burek, Stanley Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Walcott, Lester Allen⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Wisdahl, Raymond Orlando⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Beesley, Delmar James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rock, Frank Willis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |