| 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: Fourth Squadron lead. PFF ship. Deputy's Gee-H failed during assembly, so the Squadron lead conducted a PFF attack on the secondary target. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑98027 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | SWAMP ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Johnson, William T⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Blankenmeyer, William J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Obermeyer, Robert Henry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Gibson, Merle Leon, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hertel, Wallace Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Fictum, Blair Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | DeMesquita, Seymour Aron⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Work, Robert Elijah⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McDonald, Donald Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Butler, Ralph Willard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |