SORTIE REPORT #7154
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: High Squadron. Aborted due to loss of oil pressure in #2 engine.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑107148 545th JD*P DARK ANGEL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Rose, Gerald Dale 545 Aborted
Co-pilot Sweeney, James Edmond, Jr 545 Aborted
Navigator Simpson, Hubert Daniel, Jr 545 Aborted
Togglier Hall, Horace Homer 545 Aborted
Radio Operator Fuerstenau, Paul William 545 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Zook, Lloyd E 545 Aborted
Ball Turret Schultz, Blaine Shelvy 545 Aborted
Tail Gunner Meister, Reynold Krause 545 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Linn, Clifford LeRoy 545 Aborted
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