| 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: Landed away at Harrington, 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 | 42‑97142 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | THOR, GOD OF THUNDER | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Smith, Charles Grover⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Haning, John Milton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Simmons, Wilbur (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Brooks, James Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Burton, Stanley Charles⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rowe, Kenmore Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Avilez, George (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gardner, Vernon Dale⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Niday, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wise, Robert Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |