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: Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Relinquished lead to deputy at IP for Gee-H guidance on bomb run. |
Primary |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97592 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Y | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Bean, Donald W⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Parker, George Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | McGaughey, Donald Keith⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Denton, Horace Bruce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Webb, John Clyde⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Robb, Gordon Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Stamm, Hiram Walton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Grabow, Carl Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McNeff, Charles Leo⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |