MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑25 | 215 | 688 | Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Primary & Secondary Attacked: The 384th Bomb Group (Heavy) flew four squadrons to form the entire 41st B Combat Bomb Wing, the second wing of three, of Air Task Force 4 on today's mission. The low squadron attacked the primary target using Gee-H aiming, but cloud obscuration and equipment failure forced the remaining squadrons attack the secondary target using PFF aiming. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑6476 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | not known | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Rummel, Brian Dunn, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hayes, Edgar Jerome, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Siewers, Richard Joseph, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Okert, Fred Harry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Lee, Van (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Summers, Leonard Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | James, Edward Oscar, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hoechst, Joseph Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Martin, Thomas Allison⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |