| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑26 | 298 | 915 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
| Weather, Equipment, Turbulence: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group on today's mission. On initial approach to the target area, the division leader decided to attack the #2 target. After making two unsuccessful PFF runs on that target - foiled by equipment difficulties and prop-wash - the 384th decided to head directly for the #4 target, which the lead and high squadrons attacked. The low squadron again ran into prop-wash, which prevented accurate bombing, so they proceeded to attack a target of opportunity (TOO) at Würzburg, Germany by visual means. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
#4 (PFF) Target: Railroad Workshops Type: Transportation Location: Meiningen, Germany |
| 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 | Carney, William Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hoffman, Dennis M⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hollenbeck, Leonard Avenel⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Elliott, William Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Lazzaro, August Michael⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Beardshear, Paul Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Merritt, William Thomas, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lind, Eldon Warren⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cayce, Lawrence Wendell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |