| 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: Fourth Squadron. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97320 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | HOT ROCK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Wyatt, William Glenn⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Zeligson, Robert Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Adams, John H⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hickman, Noah Clarence⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Dobrescu, Frederick John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Lemon, Delbert Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Moslein, Augustus Fred⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cavanaugh, Bernard Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |