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; high Squadron lead, 41st 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 | 44‑8401 ⇗ | 544th | SU*X | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Henderson, William Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Oosterhof, Franklin Gerald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Richert, Clarendon George⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Van Etten, Lawrence Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Brenner, John Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Owens, Buddy Louis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Rodgers, William Mack⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Tobman, Milton (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Austin, Ralph Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |