MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑01‑04 | 49 | 174 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Port Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Bombs were released on the wing leader using PFF aiming. The group leader released his bombs late due to 'freezing of the controls,' but the majority of the group released bombs on the wing lead. The target area was obscured by clouds so the results of the bombing were unobserved. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Flying Spare. Joined formation, then turned back becuse aircraft needed 'excessive power settings ... to stay in formation.' |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37727 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Z | ELISE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hines, James Wesley⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Burch, Hugh Ralph⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Navigator | Copeland, Carter Glenn⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Morris, Richard William⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Dahms, Rex John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Jarvis, Francis Harrison⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Douglas, James Clifton⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Cahill, William Lawrence, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Woodard, Everett Durwood⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wilson, Jerome Frank⇗ | 545 | Aborted |