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 |