| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑11 | 225 | 712 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Synthetic Oil Plant Bombed: Two squadrons, plus two spare aircraft, attacked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, despite equipment failures. The formation was led on the Gee-H bomb run by the low group deputy, | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8409 ⇗ | 545th | JD*N | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Abbott, Edward William, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Weaver, Paul Hanson⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Simpson, Morris (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | DeCelles, Charles Bender⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Loffarelli, Clarence Peter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Williams, J C (IO)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Schultz, Blaine Shelvy⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | David, Lloyd Preston⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Linn, Clifford LeRoy⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |