MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑11‑20 | 227 | 718 | Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Marshalling Yards Bombed: A combination of equipment failures prevented the planned Gee-H attack on the primary target. Therefore, all squadrons of the 384th attacked the secondary PFF target. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑6476 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | not known | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Somers, James Lowell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hancock, Harry Carleton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Vlaun, Richard Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Meyer, Melvin Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Beese, Arthur Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Romeo, Reno (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Brooks, Donald Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Blickstein, Martin J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |