| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑19 | 292 | 896, Task Force 2 | Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
| #3 Target Attacked: The bomber stream for this mission was composed of bomb groups (rather than wings of three groups). Three squadrons of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st C Combat Bombardment Group (41C Group) and one squadron flew as the Low Squadron of the 41st D Composite Group (41D Squadron) on today's mission. The primary target was briefed as visual only and was cloud-covered. The secondary (also visual only) was not visible, so the #3 target was attacked using PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: 41C Group, Group Lead. PFF ship. |
Tertiary (PFF with Visual Assist) Target: Vomag Maschinenfabrik Type: Industry Location: Plauen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8541 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Y | BUCKEYE BELLE | Stachon, John Joseph |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Minor, Henry W, Jr⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sharp, Paul Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cebulski, Leo Carl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Cox, Frank LeRoy, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Barth, Raymond Ernest⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Marmozewicz, Joseph J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Uplinger, Ernest J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1945-03-19, Group Lead, PFF Ship, H. Minor, I. Boyette |