| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑06 | 236 | 741 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| More Pressure On Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. The primary target was attacked using PFF sighting, with unobserved results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship. This aircraft suffered an internal failure of the #1 engine. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McKone, Joseph Francis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Howard K⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Lott, Homer Lee⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Irwin, Frank Xavier⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hall, Callie Newton⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Moss, Ralph Eldon⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Humphries, Richard Alexander⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Albro, Bernard Thomas⇗ | 544 | Aborted |