| 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) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron deputy, low group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Jacobs, Bernard Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Kinzer, James Brooks, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Ziegler, Pete Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Sheppard, George Raeburn⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Doughty, Walter Warren⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Latourette, Frank Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Telford, Carlisle Owen⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Caster, George Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |