| 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 Comments: Lead group hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38013 ⇗ | 547th | SO*C | NEVADA AVENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Skehan, Joseph Lynne⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Heubner, Emil J⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hannaford, Gordon Coyle⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Cameron, William Roy, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Dufur, William Sargent⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Klien, William Martin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Adameit, Robert Carl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Knight, Amon Lamar⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mess, Richard Carl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stanek, Robert Brice⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |