| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑01 | 248 | 774 | Target: Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Derben, Germany |
| Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew today's mission as the 41st Combat Wing C Group. Weather at the primary forced the decision to attack elsewhere. The lead squadron attacked a target of opportunity (TOO) and the high and low squadrons attacked the briefed PFF secondary target in visual mode. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron flying spare; returned as briefed. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Vehicle Workshop Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38752 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | LITTLE CINDER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jackson, Oakley Homer, Jr⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Calkins, John Bartlett⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Lucas, Leonard Edmond⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Togglier | Haight, Keith Rodney⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Senchuk, Paul Sam⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ziner, Allen Edward⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Cappiello, Gaetano Thomas⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Phelps, James Norman⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kelly, Vincent Joseph Leo⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |