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 | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38548 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | not known | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | LeDonne, Edward George⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Butler, John William, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Stern, Paul Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Wolf, Charles Elmer, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Malone, Joseph Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | O'Hare, Richard Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Williams, Herbert Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Sievert, Clifford Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Durant, Edward L⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |