| 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: Fourth Squadron. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑38588 ⇗ | 546th | BK*D | EILEEN'S KINDERGARTEN | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Galiano, Joe Vincent⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | LeSuer, Herman Paul⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Arwine, Joe Arnold, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Dorsey, Albert Leonard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Fischer, George (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Black, Howard Vincent⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Portugal, Walter Lyon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Ginder, John Pershing⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ducsay, Joseph C, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |