SORTIE REPORT #7163
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: Low Squadron lead. PFF ship. Relinquished lead to deputy at IP for Gee-H guidance on bomb run.
Primary
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97592 ⇗ 547th SO*Y not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Bean, Donald Wesley⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Parker, George Frederick⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator McGaughey, Donald Keith⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Denton, Horace Bruce⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Webb, John Clyde⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Robb, Gordon Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Stamm, Hiram Walton⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Grabow, Carl Arthur⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner McNeff, Charles Leo⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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