| 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: Lead Squadron. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑38747 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | not known | Flynn, James Francis |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Duesler, Donald Barton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Cook, Chandler Boyd⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Rasmussen, Bernard Gerard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Burns, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Stewart, John Spencer⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Weckerly, Neuland Edwin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Carriere, Joseph Herley⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Buis, Robert Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Downing, Everett Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |