| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑09‑28 | 201 | 652 | Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
| Two Bomb Runs - Primary Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW C Wing on today's mission. Near the target, another formation of bombers flew below this wing, forcing them to hold their bombs. The wing made a second bomb run and released their bombs on the primary target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Collided with 42‑31222 over target: Wallace Storey related details of the collision in Decker's Memories (2nd edition, page 169). Both ships went down on fire and out of control; no chutes; crashed near Osteringersleben, Germany; MACR 9753. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Buslee, John Oliver⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Albrecht, David Franklin⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Navigator | Henson, William Alvin, II⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Bombardier | Stearns, Robert Sumner⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Peluso, Sebastiano Joseph⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bryant, Lenard Leroy⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | McMann, George Francis, Jr⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Andersen, Gerald Lee⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Farrar, George Edwin⇗ | 544 | POW/Wounded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 9753⇗ |