| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑08 | 283 | 872 | Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany |
| More Oil Pressure: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Clouds covered the target so the attack was accomplished using Gee-H sighting. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑39236 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | BLINKIN' BETSY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | McClelland, Gerald W⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Eng, Howard Won⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Barr, Daniel Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Adams, Patrick J⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Wilkens, William John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Ancel, Orval Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Ross, Arthur Woodland⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Chesney, Michael (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |