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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑6476. Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
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 | Rummel, Brian Dunn, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Worthen, Kirk Winthrop⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Sheppard, Ralph Bartlett⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Okert, Fred Harry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Meyer, Melvin Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Veal, Connally Hammond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Romeo, Reno (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hoechst, Joseph Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Surowiec, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |