| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑16 | 181 | 556 | Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
| Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Good visibility in the target area contributed to good bombing of this large Luftaffe facility near Leipzig. Although the lead aircraft of the low group ran into propwash on the bomb run, which caused an upset to the bombsight, overall results for the 42st B wing were good. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High group lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Lane, Edward William⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Wilson, Quentin (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Melchionni, Bruno Frank⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Peters, Joseph James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Saults, John E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Lien, Oliver Malvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Needle, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | La Chine, Lloyd Earl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markoff, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |