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 |
B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | LeSuer, Herman Paul⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Arwine, Joe Arnold, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Dorsey, Albert Leonard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Fischer, George (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Black, Howard Vincent⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Portugal, Walter Lyon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Ginder, John Pershing⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ducsay, Joseph C, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |