| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑12 | 106 | 353 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| First 384th Oil Industry Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and supplied an additional group for the low position of the wing formation for today's mission - the first 384th attack on oil industry targets. Clear weather at the target permitted accurate visual bombing. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Took off on three engines and had only 35 inches manifold pressure on #1 engine; turned back north of Kettering when #1 cylinder head blew out and engine had to be feathered. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102566 ⇗ | 545th | JD*M | NINA |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pulliam, Lyle James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Van Every, Russell Meredith⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Nelson, Dale Dunlop⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Simmons, Clifford James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Jelmberg, George Olof⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Darling, Gale Lewis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | D'Apice, Elmer Louie⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Doohan, Hugh Anthony⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Boothe, Royden Alfred⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | D'Amico, Mario Gabriel⇗ | 545 | Aborted |