| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑02 | 279 | 859 | Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany |
| Pressure on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A Group on today's mission. Alerted to prepare for radar bombing, clouds dissipated near the target permitting all three squadrons to bomb visually, with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at RAF White Waltham, Berkshire, due to low fuel. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑32106 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | WORRY BIRD / VOAN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Stoecker, John George, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hawkins, Theodore Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Gordon, Stuart C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Levison, Jules Sidney⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Holtz, Russell Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Asher, John Herbert, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hope, Maxwell Banister⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nyborg, Arlin Orrin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |