| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑17 | 290 | 892 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
| Weather and Equipment Failures: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on todays mission. Multiple equipment failures and adverse weather conditions forced the Group to bypass the primary (and various other) targets, finally attacking the #6 briefed target, with poor results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
#6 (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Erfurt, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑39236 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | BLINKIN' BETSY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | White, William F⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Birney, Robert Charles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Alderman, Robert Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Harrison, Erwin Jack⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Henricks, Bernard Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Cramer, George Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Britton, Joseph Rodman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lesko, George Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |