| 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 |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Vehicle Workshop Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6109 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Q | OLE TULIK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Crampton, Robert Byron⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Towers, Leo Frank, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Lawrence, Robert C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Calongne, Ashley Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Jones, Ernest Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Humphrey, Loren K⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |