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 | 43‑38678 ⇗ | 545th | JD*F | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Nelson, Kenneth John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Tod, Kniland Everett⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hepner, Dean Raymond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Brickner, Wilbert George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Brooker, Kenneth Seymour⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Carson, Allen Glenn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stone, Edward B⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |