| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑22 | 259 | 805 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade, Germany |
| Visual Bombing!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Although prepared for blind bombing with PFF (radar) and Gee-H, the target was clearly visible. Bombing was reported to be excellent. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed long and collided with 42-102620 which had not cleared the runway due to a flat tire. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38721 ⇗ | 545th | JD*J | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Saxton, John C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Smoot, Gene W⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Vienna, Howard Bartel, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Misch, Henry Conrad⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bittke, Carl Frederic⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Sandbek, Phillip Elmore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Greer, Clarence Earl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Newberry, Donald Eugene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 45-01-22-526⇗ |