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 | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE | Riley, Winston Eugene |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Wyatt, William Glenn⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Stundis, Hilari Harry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Zeligson, Robert Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Adams, John Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Clingler, Warren Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Dobrescu, Frederick John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Lemon, Delbert Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Moslein, Augustus Fred⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cavanaugh, Bernard Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |