| 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 | Completed Mission |
#6 (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Erfurt, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑39060 ⇗ | 546th | BK*F | THE TERRIBLE UTE | Coon, Lawrence John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cathey, George Warlick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hinds, John W⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hertz, Morton (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Kalan, Frank M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Roy, John G J⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Smith, Alfred Clem, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Duncan, David (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | LaRue, Ray Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kalinoski, Frank F⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |