| 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 |
Landed In Allied Territory Comments: Left formation after target; heard calling for landing instructions at Melsbroek airfield in Brussels, Belgium, but force-landed in a field, destroying the aircraft. Crew returned to duty on 17 October. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37990 ⇗ | 547th | SO*G | PARKER'S MADHOUSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Mock, John Montague, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Milne, Alexander Dallas, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Allen, Arthur Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Puchalski, Walter Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Sweeney, Robert Emmet⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Scott, James Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Price, Wilford Maurice⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Poulos, William Toney⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Patrizio, Angelo Adam⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |