| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑29 | 167 | 503 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| Merseburg Slammed Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up four group formations for today's mission. Three formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and the remaining one made up the bulk of the high composite group in the 41st D wing. The weather in Merseburg was clear enough for visual aiming, so the primary target was heavily damaged. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Teehan, John Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Harris, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Pettine, Elmer Michael⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Spead, Richard Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kastner, Harold (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Richter, William Carl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Susich, Nicholas Alvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | White, Robert Harold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Breslin, John Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |