| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑28 | 166 | 501 | Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| Return To Merseburg: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Last attacked on 12 May 1944, this synthetic oil and chemical plant had returned to 75% of capacity. The attack was carried out by PFF means. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑38013. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97150 ⇗ | 547th | SO*F | SILVER QUEEN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bennett, John R⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Volpini, Henry Andrew⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Cohn, Herbert Jay⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Watkins, Bob Gene⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Merritt, Roy David⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Errett, Kennedy Craig⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Mosher, William Martin⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Gibbon, Robert William⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Johansen, Egon (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |