| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑15 | 267 | 832 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
| Weather Reduces Force: Heavy fog closed in quickly during takeoff operations, preventing almost half of the force from flying. The 384th Bombardment Group (H), initially ordered to provide all three squadrons of the 41st B group, formed itself into two reduced squadrons - lead and low - during assembly. They also picked up some aircraft from the 379th BG. The primary target was 'visual only' so the secondary was attacked using radar aiming. Weather at the home base remained bad on their return, so all but one aircraft landed elsewhere. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead. PFF and Gee-H ship. Only aircraft to land at Grafton Underwood after the mission. |
PFF Primary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8007 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Z | SCREAMING EAGLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Potter, Richard Selstrom⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radar Navigator | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Kell, Howard Wilbur⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Barth, Raymond Ernest⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Jones, Ernest Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Humphrey, Loren K⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Calongne, Ashley Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |