| 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: Low Squadron |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97320 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | HOT ROCK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | DeFrancesco, John Joseph⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Simmons, Robert Edwin⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Moon, William Everett⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Brown, William C⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Bias, Ira J, Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Howell, Evan Lawrence⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Doleshal, Charles Joseph⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Williams, John Allen⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |