| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑29 | 167 | 503 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| Merseburg Slammed Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up four group formations for today's mission. Three formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and the remaining one made up the bulk of the high composite group in the 41st D wing. The weather in Merseburg was clear enough for visual aiming, so the primary target was heavily damaged. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102430 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SPAM-O-LINER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Martin, Donald Francis⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Weisenberg, Leonard⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Harrison, Arthur Seymour⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Togglier | Garrison, James Edwin⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Flatt, James Edward⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bianca, Buddy Armand⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Claxon, Ernest Haydon⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Emberlin, Jessie Lee⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Winiarski, Eugene Alphonse⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |