| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑07 | 153 | 458 | Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
| Me-109 Factory Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the high groups for the 41st A and B Combat Bombardment Wings on today's mission. The A group encountered little difficulty completing the mission as briefed, but the story was quite different for the B group. Following assembly, the 41st B CBW leader led the formation through a very heavy cloud layer, causing the formation to deteriorate. Once clear of the clouds, few 384th ships were able to locate any formation. Those who did tacked on to the low B group and bombed the target using PFF. In addition, two of our ships collided in the cloudy conditions, with fatal results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: High group, 41st B wing. Collided with 44‑6147 over England due to weather conditions; crashed 8 miles NW Ridgewell at Withersfield, Suffolk, UK. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102442 ⇗ | 545th | JD*J | SWISS MISS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Anderson, Earl Overlade, Jr⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Shreve, Walter Eugene, Jr⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Navigator | Hartnig, Carl (NMI)⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Togglier | O'Leary, William Louis⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Sherman, John Dewey⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Lloyd, Wilmer Leroy⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Noland, Neal William⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Hinshaw, Glenn Samuel⇗ | 545 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Evans, Homer Joseph⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 44-07-07-515⇗ |