| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑25 | 229 | 723 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
| Bad Day for German Oil: The 384th provided the three squadrons of the 41st Bomb Wing B Group. A visual attack on the primary target was not possible due to weather, so the Leuna works at Merseburg were bombed using PFF aiming. On returning to England, weather forced the diversion of 384th aircraft to Aldermaston and other fields; only two were able to land at Grafton Underwood. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Leuna Works Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38801 ⇗ | 544th | SU*M | RUTH |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gilmore, James Robson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Culhane, Emmett Patrick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bink, Howard Hill⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Berwald, Raymond Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | London, Albert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bierowski, Mitchell Stephen⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Dameron, Fred (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lewandowski, Leo Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gibson, Vergil LeRoy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |