| 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: Low Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38752 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | LITTLE CINDER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Whitesides, John Boyce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Moxley, John Carper⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Weckerly, John Benjamin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Steinberg, William Herman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Dube, Roland Raymond⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Sayers, Francis Asbury, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Shields, Howard Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lester, David Leon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Matthews, Franklin Waller⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |