| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑12‑22 | 45 | 161 | Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
| Unknown Location Bombed: Due to the lead (PFF) aircraft having aborted, the deputy lead (without PFF) attempted to release bombs based on formation ahead of them. Location of the target attacked is approximate, based on dead-reckoning navigation over 10/10 cloud cover. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
Unknown (Dead-Reckoning) Location: About 10 miles NW of Osnabrück (52°23'N,7°40'E), Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hunt, George Sylvester⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Moody, Ivan Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Miller, Ellis Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Wright, William Clifford⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Moore, Lloyd Welch Ace⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Smith, Luther Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kushner, Jack (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ecker, John Erie⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hallam, Harley Ross⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |