| 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 Comments: Hot camera ship. |
Last Resort Target (PFF) Location: Fulda, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38801 ⇗ | 544th | SU*M | RUTH |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Orr, James Wallace⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Green, Billy A⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Hastings, Harmon Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kennebeck, Edwin Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Goode, Joseph Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Rauch, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Spafford, Kenneth Culver⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Reed, Gordon Wilbur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |