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: Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97824 ⇗ | 544th | SU*U | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Hutchinson, Thomas Dale⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Toler, Harold Morton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Norwitz, Gerson (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Peters, Joseph James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Cornelius, Harold Marvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Colasuonno, Rocco (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Blaker, Bernard (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Moran, Richard David⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markoff, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |