| 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: Low Squadron lead, low group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97237 ⇗ | 547th | SO*G | ROYAL FLUSH II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Brown, Donald Harold⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Pring, Robert Bradford⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Potts, Russell Malcom⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Thevenet, Charles James, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Jones, Raymond Brown⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Coleman, Robert Loftin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Bretz, Edward Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kennedy, John Charles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bennett, Fred Huram⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wills, Charles Howard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |