| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑04‑11 | 309 | 941 | Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany |
| Underground Oil Storage Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing 'B' Group on today's mission. It was a long haul to the target near Munich, but the bombers were met with clear skies, and bombing results were good. The lead and low squadrons bombed on the first run, but the bomb bay door motors in the lead aircraft of the high squadron failed, and the doors could not be hand-cranked open in time to drop, so the high squadron returned to the I.P. and completed a successful visual bomb run. Because of that, the high squadron had to tack on to another formation on the return to home base. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8541. Group lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8649 ⇗ | 546th | BK*X | TRAIL BLAZER | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Hutchinson, Thomas Dale⇗ | GpHQ | Scrubbed |
| Pilot | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Navigator | Sharp, Paul Howard⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Navigator | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Navigator | Gilbert, William Theodore⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Bombardier | Cox, Frank LeRoy, Jr⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Radio Operator | Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Tail Gunner | Uplinger, Ernest J⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1945-04-11, Group Lead, PFF Ship, T. Hutchinson, I. Boyette |