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 |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑98000 ⇗ | 544th | SU*J | FIGHTIN' HEBE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Evans, Hugh Legar⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Drake, William Bright⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Dunning, Leonard Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Hart, Daniel Alphonso⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Clymer, Charles Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Pire, Irwin Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Owen, Robert Ralph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Butler, Ralph Willard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lewis, Richard Lowell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |