| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑19 | 292 | 896, Task Force 2 | Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
| #3 Target Attacked: The bomber stream for this mission was composed of bomb groups (rather than wings of three groups). Three squadrons of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st C Combat Bombardment Group (41C Group) and one squadron flew as the Low Squadron of the 41st D Composite Group (41D Squadron) on today's mission. The primary target was briefed as visual only and was cloud-covered. The secondary (also visual only) was not visible, so the #3 target was attacked using PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: 41D Squadron, Hot Camera ship. Turned back due to engine failure and landed away on the Continent, at A-70, Laon/Courvon, France, with bomb load. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38062 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | PLEASURE BENT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Whitlow, Lloyd William⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Hesko, Alfred Dominic⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Campbell, William R⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Peel, Ralph Edward⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Dunn, William Stanley⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Petrosky, Raymond John⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Moerdyk, Herbert William⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Trolin, Neil Bernard⇗ | 544 | Aborted |