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) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1215 hrs because he could not locate the Group due to bad weather. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Gekakis, Anthony⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Thoma, Edward Paul⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Navigator | Dolson, Henry James⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Rymer, Albert Ray⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Zinninger, William Maynard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Ticknor, Edward Charles⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Connolly, William Edward, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Tucker, Clifton Roland⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wilson, John Franklin⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Duddy, Martin Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |