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: PFF ship; low Squadron lead, 41st Bomb Wing C group. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97592 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Y | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Bean, Donald W⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Smith, Jack M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Jones, Albert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Stoltze, Albert C⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Frazier, William Edward, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Nastick, Henry Pete⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Olson, Robert Woodrow⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gordon, Omar Leslie, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Casper, Delmar Rulon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |