MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑05‑12 | 106 | 353 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
First 384th Oil Industry Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and supplied an additional group for the low position of the wing formation for today's mission - the first 384th attack on oil industry targets. Clear weather at the target permitted accurate visual bombing. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron deputy, lead group. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102430 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SPAM-O-LINER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Peterson, Harold William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Miller, Frederick Christian⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Scheer, Irving⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | McDonald, Thomas Harry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Campbell, Edgar Lafell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Haggai, Melvin Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Dehabey, Philip Elias⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Maddox, Richard Neil⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Belczyk, Walter Adam⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fisher, Arthur Alvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |