| 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 |