| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑01 | 217 | 696 | Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Two Squadrons Hit Primary: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Air Division and the 41st CBW Wing formation in the A Group position. The Lead and high squadrons completed a Gee-H attack on the primary as planned. The low group's Gee-H equipment failed prior to arriving at the primary IP, so it flew directly to the secondary target IP and attacked that target using PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low 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 | Storey, Wallace Arnold⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sweeney, James Edmond, Jr⇗ | 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 |