| 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 |
Failed To Return Comments: Received a direct flak burst and exploded in vicinity of primary target after bombs away. "Four chutes seen to emerge" per the MACR. Aircraft crashed near Wintersdorf, Germany (about 10 miles east of Zeitz); MACR 11128 |
Other (Visual) Location: Meuselwitz, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8409 ⇗ | 545th | JD*N | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Champ, Arthur Dexter⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Williams, Charles LeRoy⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Navigator | Gerlach, Menceslaus Anthony⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Bombardier | Chidley, Jack Ramon⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Foretich, Gerald Fabian⇗ | 545 | POW/Wounded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Penrose, Rodney (NMI)⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Sherman, John Junior⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Borgeson, Wesley Clifton⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Love, Robert Leroy⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 11128⇗ |