| 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) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Wing lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8401 ⇗ | 544th | SU*X | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Koehne, George Henry, Jr⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Wilson, Quentin (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Benjamin, Alfred David⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sarto, Joseph Michael⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Gary, Joseph Shirley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Bonnett, Charles Daniel⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Klanke, Edward Franklin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Burns, Arlington (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Dobson, Roy E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Colasuonno, Rocco (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Blaker, Bernard (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-12-12. Group Lead, PFF Ship, G. Koehne, Q. Wilson |