MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑05‑22 | 112 | 361 | Target: Warehouse District in the Dock Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Docks Area Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The bombardier decided not to drop bombs on the assigned aiming point as it had apparently been destroyed by bombs from previous groups, and was completely obscured by smoke and clouds. Instead, he aimed at a warehouse district adjacent to the destroyed area. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97072 ⇗ | 547th | SO*H | GREEN MOUNTAIN GAL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Wright, James Wiley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Carter, Jack Nifong⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Stakes, Albert Garrison⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Zipfel, Herbert Walter⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Johnson, Eugene Allen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Waller, Guy Ford⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Clements, Huel Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Cummings, Julian Cowden⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jablonski, Raymond Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |