| 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 Comments: Low Squadron lead. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8216 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Y | not known | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Bishop, Charles W⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Cline, Walter William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dolson, Henry James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McGaughey, Donald Keith⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Zinser, Frank Valentine, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cafiero, Lee Herman⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fisher, Darwin Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McCreery, Robert Glenn⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sterr, Robert E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |