| 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 Comments: Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑39138 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Reed, Verlin Dean⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Howard K⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Weiss, Morris B⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Forristal, John Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Grimes, Paul John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bobbitt, Charles Rufus⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| RADAR Countermeasures | Groom, William Emmett, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Leighton, Robert Raymond⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Vermillion, Eugene Carroll⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gariepy, Ernest J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |