MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑08‑05 | 173 | 519 | Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Fighter Control Center: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission to knock out a control center for enemy fighter aircraft. Intense flak at the primary target did not deter the bombers, and visual bombing conditions enabled accurate bombing. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97204 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | SKYLARK |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Soester, Wilbur Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Brown, Bert Oliver, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Schold, George Bertie, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Supernowicz, Edward Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wilhelm, Robert Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Pavlos, Nickolas Manuel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Schmeller, Thomas Raymond⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Kelsey, Donald Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Norstrom, John Julius⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |