MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑18 | 76 | 264 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two formations for today's mission. A group size formation led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing, while a squadron size formation led the high composite group of the same wing. All targets were attacked by visual means.
Five aircraft of High Composite Group, led by Capt J M Merritt, bombed an airfield in the vicinity of Memmingen, Germany as a Last Resort Target: they were unable to drop on the primary target because another formation was below them. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37785 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | LITTLE BARNEY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Herbert, Joseph Robert, Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Co-pilot | Eakins, Robert Nathanial⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Navigator | Meyer, Robert Herman⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Bombardier | Zebrowski, Joseph Anthony⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Radio Operator | Carroll, Ralph Gordon⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Engineer/Top Turret | Boone, James Douglas, Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Ball Turret | Anstead, William Warren⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Tail Gunner | Van Riper, Charles (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Buckley, Arthur Joseph⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Narog, John (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |