| 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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Struck by flak; had #4 prop feathered but was under control. Landed away at on Continent at A-79, Prosnes, France, on return |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Whitlow, Lloyd William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hesko, Alfred Dominic⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Campbell, William R⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Peel, Ralph Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Dunn, William Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Petrosky, Raymond John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Moerdyk, Herbert William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Trolin, Neil Bernard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |