| 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 | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gilmore, James Robson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Tuck, Sam Gail⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bink, Howard Hill⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Berwald, Raymond Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | London, Albert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bierowski, Mitchell Stephen⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Dameron, Fred (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lewandowski, Leo Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gibson, Vergil LeRoy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |