MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑11‑30 | 233 | 731 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Traffic and Weather: The initial bomb run using PFF was terminated when traffic congestion forced the formation to alter course. A second (visual) bomb run was made after sighting the target, but it turned out to be the towns of Meuselwitz and Wintersdorf, Germany, about 5 miles southeast of the primary target. The high squadron bombed the 'Last Resort Target' of Fulda, Germany, using PFF. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
Other (Visual) Location: Meuselwitz, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6105 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | SLEEPY LAGOON |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Tumlinson, Wilburn Wier⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Steele, Robert Coultas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Kantor, John Steven⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Leslie, William Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Stornant, Victor Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Heatley, Johnny Ray⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Lester, David Leon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Coder, Dale Mills⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |