| 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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Laney, John Neal⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Hastings, Harmon Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Schick, Frank Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hord, Jack O'Mahor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Mitchell, Oreal Hugh⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Galetto, Anthony J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Baumann, Frederick Herman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |