MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑07‑29 | 167 | 503 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Merseburg Slammed Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up four group formations for today's mission. Three formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and the remaining one made up the bulk of the high composite group in the 41st D wing. The weather in Merseburg was clear enough for visual aiming, so the primary target was heavily damaged. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High composite group lead, 41st D wing. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97941 ⇗ | 545th | JD*D | MARION |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Hines, James Wesley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Keate, Richard Clifford⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rubin, Frederic Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Konopatzki, Robert Wallace⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Kell, Howard Wilbur⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Jelmberg, George Olof⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Darling, Gale Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Brooker, Kenneth Seymour⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Stimac, John (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | D'Amico, Mario Gabriel⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Anderson, Frank Julius⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |