| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑06 | 236 | 741 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| More Pressure On Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. The primary target was attacked using PFF sighting, with unobserved results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Crashed while landing at base: flak damaged #2 engine and left main landing gear, which folded up on touchdown. This aircraft was repaired and returned to combat by 1 January 1945. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑38747 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | not known | Flynn, James Francis |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hale, Kenneth Oliver⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Morgan, Norman Gail⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Nielsen, Robert Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Musgrave, Richard Britton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Goetz, Carl Harry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Caulfield, Patrick Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Uebel, Harold Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Allen, Dale Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Roach, Harrison William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |