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 Comments: Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97271 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | BOSS LADY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | O'Donnell, Phillip John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Sweeney, James Edmond, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Richardson, Frederick Madison⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Hannan, John Michael⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Schwartzly, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | McGee, Earl Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Lewis, David Bradford⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Keefe, William (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Freitas, Lawrence Ernest⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |