| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑03 | 204 | 662 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
| Synthetic Oil Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C Group on today's mission. The formation dropped its bombs using Gee-H aiming. Although the lead aircraft had equipment problems and ordered the deputy to take the lead using PFF, the Gee-H 'came back in again' and the bombs were away using that. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Clements, Ben Hill, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Skelton, Leslie Parker⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Barion, Chester Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Pattillo, William James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kramer, Marvin Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Susan, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Gillespie, Keith Wendell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Fullerton, Charles Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Martin, Thomas Allison⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |