| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑12 | 156 | 469 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
| A Second Long Ride to Munich: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also supplied the wing's low group on today's mission. Clouds in the target area required the use of PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Low group. At 1325, immediately after bombs away, 4 parachutes appeared from plane which exploded a few thousand feet below the formation; flak damage, crashed in the area of Munich, Germany. MACR 7568 |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97273 ⇗ | 546th | BK*F | ACES & ATES | Konzem, Hubert Philip |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rosborough, James Edward⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Matlack, Vincent DePaul, Jr⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Navigator | Saslow, Seymour Gerald⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Bombardier | Fletcher, John Joseph⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Ford, Howard Emerson⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bedsted, Lee Roy⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Gerhold, Melvin Henry⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Raines, Louis Edward⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Brecht, Victor Douglas⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 7568⇗ |