| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑22 | 259 | 805 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
| Visual Bombing!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Although prepared for blind bombing with PFF (radar) and Gee-H, the target was clearly visible. Bombing was reported to be excellent. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Left formation five miles after target and was still tracked by flak; levelled off for a short time, but soon went into a nose dive with all four engines running and one wheel down; crashed near Deventer, The Netherlands. MACR 11994 |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38850 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Van Popering, Earle Allen⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Doheny, William Edward⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Navigator | Ferrell, Jack Gordon⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| Togglier | Ozyjowski, Eugene (NMI)⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Pechout, Richard Anthony⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Schulz, Russell Lloyd⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Mathias, Charles William⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Denney, Roy Edward⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Maffei, Albert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 11994⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 2969⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 2978⇗ |