| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑01 | 248 | 774 | Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
| Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew today's mission as the 41st Combat Wing C Group. Weather at the primary forced the decision to attack elsewhere. The lead squadron attacked a target of opportunity (TOO) and the high and low squadrons attacked the briefed PFF secondary target in visual mode. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Comments: Lead Squadron |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑32106 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | WORRY BIRD / VOAN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gilmer, Charles E⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Edwards, Robert A⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Neumann, James Howard⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Wickander, Wallace Homer⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Alessi, Vincent (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Sainsbury, Joseph A⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Anderson, Carl Ellsworth⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Scarce, James Richard, Jr⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Drew, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |