| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Fourth Squadron. Aborted due to internal failure of #1 engine |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE | Kraus, Alvin C |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Laney, John Neal⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Green, Billy A⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Hastings, Harmon Charles⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Richardson, William Harrison⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Woodruff, Walter Charles, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Mitchell, Oreal Hugh⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Galetto, Anthony J⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Baumann, Frederick Herman⇗ | 544 | Aborted |