| 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 Comments: Deputy lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8008 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Y | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Herzog, John Henry, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sweeney, James Edmond, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sharp, Paul Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Kasmerski, Stephen James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Palecek, George Frank⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bauer, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Brown, Robert Frank⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Euting, Carl Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cates, Clay Franklin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Schwob, Carl Warren⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |