| 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 |
Last Resort Target (PFF) Location: Fulda, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37703 ⇗ | 544th | SU*P | TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McKone, Joseph Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sharp, Alan E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Davis, James Buford⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Irwin, Frank Xavier⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hall, Callie Newton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Moss, Ralph Eldon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Humphries, Richard Alexander⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Albro, Bernard Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |