| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑12 | 239 | 748 | Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
| Continued Pressure on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. Each squadron bombed independently, using PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Originally high Squadron deputy; aborted. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37971 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Wismer, Richard Glen⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Fletcher, Graydon James⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Kelley, Darwin Thomas⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Abrusci, Lorenzo V (IO)⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Bussey, Harold Lewis⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Schoebel, John Edward⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Lewis, David Bradford⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Becerra, Richard Joe, Jr⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leibel, William Joseph⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |