| 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) |
| No |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Comments: High Squadron |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑107083 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | not known | Schiebel, Harold Arthur |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Brookshire, James D⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Koutrouba, Evan Peter⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Mechanick, Harold (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Togglier | Hiner, William Max⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Alexander, Arthur Walton⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rivers, Arthur Raymond⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Hess, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | McCloskey, Arthur Edward⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Buersmeyer, Sylvanus Reginald⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |