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 |
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 | 42‑97271 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | BOSS LADY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Mayner, John Robert, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hassard, Robert Clock⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Hogan, David Hiram, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Cassidy, Joseph Patrick⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Poulton, Robert Harry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Simmons, Thomas Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Wilde, Albert George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Payne, Omar Eston⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |