MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑11‑11 | 225 | 712 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Synthetic Oil Plant Bombed: Two squadrons, plus two spare aircraft, attacked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, despite equipment failures. The formation was led on the Gee-H bomb run by the low group deputy, |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Freiman, Peter Paul⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Baker, Dale Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Green, Hugh Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Curtin, Paul Robert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Nieters, George Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hord, Jack O'Mahor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Fox, Fred Calvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Northrup, Robert Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Luciano, Fred Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |