MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑11‑01 | 217 | 696 | Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Two Squadrons Hit Primary: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Air Division and the 41st CBW Wing formation in the A Group position. The Lead and high squadrons completed a Gee-H attack on the primary as planned. The low group's Gee-H equipment failed prior to arriving at the primary IP, so it flew directly to the secondary target IP and attacked that target using PFF. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
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 |