| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑20 | 162 | 484 | Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
| Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Weather in the target area was partly cloudy, and, although the lead aircraft was equipped for radar bombing (PFF), the air commander determined that the primary target would not be attacked. Instead, he led the wing to attack a fighter airfield by visual means. Bombing results were mixed; some low group B-17s dropped their loads early when their group lead jettisoned his load due to flak damage to his #1 engine. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nordhausen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bahten, John Irwin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sine, George Henning⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cohn, Herbert Jay⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Jarreau, Lloyd Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Biancalana, Mario Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Santa Maria, Luis (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Higbie, Franklyn Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McCullough, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Eager, Robert Duane⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |