| 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 Comments: Group deputy. Lead Squadron hot camera ship. |
#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 | 43‑39203 ⇗ | 546th | BK*L | GLOBE TROTTER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Murray, John Phillip⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Faulise, Vincent Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Epstein, Norman D⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Lawrence, Robert C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Wilcher, Charles Nelson⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Chapman, Ralph Reese⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Farrell, Richard Cornwall⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mutchler, James Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |