MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑06 | 236 | 741 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
More Pressure On Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. The primary target was attacked using PFF sighting, with unobserved results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Crashed while landing at base: flak damaged #2 engine and left main landing gear, which folded up on touchdown. This aircraft was repaired and returned to combat by 1 January 1945. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38747 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | not known | Flynn, James Francis |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Morgan, Norman Gail⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Nielsen, Robert Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Musgrave, Richard Britton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Goetz, Carl Harry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Caulfield, Patrick Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Uebel, Harold Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Allen, Dale Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Roach, Harrison William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |