MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑02‑21 | 64 | 228 | Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Big Week: Day Two: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for todays missions. They flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st B Combat Wing. Finding the primary target covered with clouds, they reversed course and sought targets-of-opportunity through breaks in the clouds. Eventually, a visual attack was made on the city of Lingen, Germany, focused on the marshalling yards and surrounding industrial area. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Lingen, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑31926 ⇗ | 545th | JD*G | LOVELL'S HOVEL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Lovell, James MacNaughton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Brookings, Walter Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lewis, Joseph Franklyn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Bachicha, Martin Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Deftos, Minot Fred⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fowlkes, Calvin Oscar Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Tessmer, Warren David⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Kardos, Louis Julius⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Blankenship, Doye Herman⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Oldham, Jesse Zera⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |