| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: High Squadron lead, low group. Turned back at 1025 hrs because ball turret gunner blacked out at 8000 ft. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102402 ⇗ | 547th | SO*L | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Castleman, Milton Eugene⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Hickey, Jack Franklin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Carvelli, Daniel D⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Lacroix, James Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Hardman, John Bethany⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Shaputis, John Veto⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Allen, John Samuel, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Cook, Herbert Arno⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fitch, John Gilmore⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markiewicz, John Henry⇗ | 547 | Aborted |