| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑14 | 180 | 552 | Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
| Airfield Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Continuing to apply pressure on the Luftwaffe's defense capability, the 384th added its bombs to those of other combat wings. All three groups (lead, high, low) hit their assigned aim points with satisfactory accuracy, bringing victory closer. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High group hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Levine, Max (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Williams, Jerome LaBau⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Yeoman, Dale Cougille⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Szasz, Anton (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Larson, John Charles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Trlica, George Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Allen, William Wesley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | MacGregor, Douglas Roy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gilroy, Robert Peter⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevenson, Lloyd Harley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |