| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑08 | 283 | 872 | Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany |
| More Oil Pressure: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Clouds covered the target so the attack was accomplished using Gee-H sighting. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back with #1 engine feathered. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8679 ⇗ | 545th | JD*D | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Baughman, John R⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Jordan, Theodore Gustav⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Clark, Alen H⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Strutz, La Verne Herman⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Cohen, Henry Hennig⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Baysinger, Ellwill Orrin⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Barbosa, Roy (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Novak, Michael (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Poggioli, John A⇗ | 545 | Aborted |