| 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 | 43‑38752 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | LITTLE CINDER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Chamberlin, Myron⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hammond, Jerrold Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Manolio, Albert Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ortiz, Ralph Gregory⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | McKinney, Roy Willard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Bauer, Lawrence Martin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevens, Sam Stanley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |