| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑03 | 204 | 662 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
| Synthetic Oil Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C Group on today's mission. The formation dropped its bombs using Gee-H aiming. Although the lead aircraft had equipment problems and ordered the deputy to take the lead using PFF, the Gee-H 'came back in again' and the bombs were away using that. | |||
| 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 | 44‑6141 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | SNEAKIN DEACON |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Groff, Richard Hubert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Smith, James Milton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Seals, Patton Briscoe⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Chanter, Robert William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Ludvik, Antone Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Owen, Lorenzo Holland⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Laursen, Harold James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Haskell, William Hilton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |