| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑30 | 233 | 731 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
| Traffic and Weather: The initial bomb run using PFF was terminated when traffic congestion forced the formation to alter course. A second (visual) bomb run was made after sighting the target, but it turned out to be the towns of Meuselwitz and Wintersdorf, Germany, about 5 miles southeast of the primary target. The high squadron bombed the 'Last Resort Target' of Fulda, Germany, using PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
Other (Visual) Location: Wintersdorf, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cepits, Francis Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | McGahey, Thomas Levert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Henderson, Frank William, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Hawkins, Otis Dwight⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cafiero, Lee Herman⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Shannon, James Brent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Campbell, Donald Rudolph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Haden, Levi Baldwin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kish, Steve (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |