| 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: High Squadron lead; PFF ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8649 ⇗ | 546th | BK*X | TRAIL BLAZER | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Blankenmeyer, William J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Tuck, Sam Gail⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sundeen, William Erhard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Obermeyer, Robert Henry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Bass, Ross (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Fictum, Blair Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | DeMesquita, Seymour Aron⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Work, Robert Elijah⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Portwood, Ray S⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Miller, Irving Leroy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |