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: High Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38747 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | not known | Flynn, James Francis |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Somers, James Lowell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hightshoe, Clarence Cecil⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Burns, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Burek, Stanley Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Walcott, Lester Allen⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Wisdahl, Raymond Orlando⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Beesley, Delmar James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rock, Frank Willis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |