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: High Squadron. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑37917 ⇗ | 545th | JD*B | PAULINE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Wismer, Richard Glen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Fletcher, Graydon James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Simpson, Morris⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Trimble, Frederick Cushing⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Bussey, Harold Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Schoebel, John Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Lewis, David Bradford⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Cogan, Joseph Dean⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leibel, William Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |