MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑09 | 265 | 824 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Two Targets Hit: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the 41st A Combat Wing on today's mission. Lead and high squadrons attacked primary by visual means; the low squadron attacked the PFF secondary at Kaub, Germany. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Wing lead; PFF ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑8649 ⇗ | 546th | BK*X | TRAIL BLAZER | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Thacker, Robert Eli⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Owens, Robert Clare⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Culligan, Clarence Sylvester⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lohn, John G⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radar Navigator | Lucyshyn, John (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Hoech, Julius Florence, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Potts, Raymond Louis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Miller, LuVerne Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Iorio, William Louis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Observer | Huff, Charles Andrew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |