| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑17 | 290 | 892 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
| Weather and Equipment Failures: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on todays mission. Multiple equipment failures and adverse weather conditions forced the Group to bypass the primary (and various other) targets, finally attacking the #6 briefed target, with poor results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Damaged by flak. Originally reported in MACR 13114 to have left formation over the Channel on return, surviving crew members reported the aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Oschatz, Germany. |
#6 (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Erfurt, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑107148 ⇗ | 545th | JD*P | DARK ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Schauer, William Carl⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Co-pilot | McKay, Van Robert⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Navigator | Gallop, Willis Hodges, III⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Togglier | Frankel, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Cooksey, Vernon Edward⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Tumlin, Lamar (NMI)⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Shaffer, Claude Gordon⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Stewart, Kenneth Jack⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Condon, Francis Raymond⇗ | 545 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 13114⇗ |