| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑01 | 248 | 774 | Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
| Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew today's mission as the 41st Combat Wing C Group. Weather at the primary forced the decision to attack elsewhere. The lead squadron attacked a target of opportunity (TOO) and the high and low squadrons attacked the briefed PFF secondary target in visual mode. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Followed group lead past primary target and started bomb run on secondary PFF target but was out of position. Returned for a second run and found the assigned MPI was obliterated by other bombs, they 'bombed the shops and yards at the western side' of the target area. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Vehicle Workshop Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8221 ⇗ | 547th | SO*X | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Parker, George Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Keller, Marion Wayne⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Scherer, Raymond Julius⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Stoltze, Albert C⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Denton, Horace Bruce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Webb, John Clyde⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Robb, Gordon Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | McNeff, Charles Leo⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Stamm, Hiram Walton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Grabow, Carl Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |