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) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Frederick, Edwin Bernard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Gronemeyer, Lyle Jacob⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Davidson, Charles Wayne⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Crowell, Hollis Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Ballenger, John Sidney⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Storm, Delbert (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Grubbs, Wilmer Harold⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Foster, Garnet Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dufur, William Sargent⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |