| 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: Meuselwitz, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97271 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | BOSS LADY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Backman, Glenn Elmer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hassard, Robert Clock⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hogan, David Hiram, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Poulton, Robert Harry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Simmons, Thomas Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wilde, Albert George⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Payne, Omar Eston⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |