| 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) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Vehicle Workshop Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102620 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | DE RUMBLE IZER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Milligan, George Robert, Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Dabney, William L⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Britt, Leo Thomas⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Miller, Leland Edward⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Brooks, William Ralph⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ray, Virgie Newton⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Horvath, Emil Louis⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Cline, Ellis Wallace⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Finstad, Berton Robert⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Document | Navigator Log, 1945-01-01⇗ |