MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑29 | 85 | 284 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
No Bomb Drop Signal: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Lack of a bomb release signal from the Wing lead at the primary target led to the Group seeking a target of opportunity (TOO) on the route home. A group of industiral buildings were spotted in a break in the clouds, and bombs were dropped there, with unobserved results. Crews faced challenging weather on their return, leading many to land at other bases. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead. Landed away at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, due to weather. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Undetermined Type: Industry Location: Unterlusz / Unterlüß, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97139 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | FLAK HOPPER | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Miller, James Gilmore, II⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Gadd, Elliott Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Bailey, William Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Garrett, James Patrick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Moore, Howard Milton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Wallace, Virgil Leonard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Coleman, Lester Kenneth⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Schekel, Lorin Edwin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Drennan, Robert Gerard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ukrain, Sidney Charles⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |