| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑08 | 283 | 872 | Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany |
| More Oil Pressure: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Clouds covered the target so the attack was accomplished using Gee-H sighting. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38752 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | LITTLE CINDER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Whitesides, John Boyce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Moxley, John Carper⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sparks, Kenneth (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Alderman, Robert Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Dube, Roland Raymond⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Sayers, Francis Asbury, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Shields, Howard Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Manbeck, Robert Franklin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hickey, Thomas James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |