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: Landed away at Bassingbourn, due to weather. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑37843 ⇗ | 547th | SO*B | ALEX |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Mock, John Montague, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Huff, Charles Andrew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Weckerly, John Benjamin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Puchalski, Walter Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Sweeney, Robert Emmet⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Kugler, James Hart⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Higbie, Franklyn Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Grubbs, Wilmer Harold⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Poulos, William Toney⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |