| 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: Lead group hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6080 ⇗ | 547th | SO*L | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rainey, Harry Wesley, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Rowe, J Z (IO)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Francis, Charles Dean, III⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Kendall, Walter Selium, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Sturdivant, Donald Barrett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Evans, Jack Clifton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Mosier, Richard Nelson⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gordon, Norman Hirsch⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Knowlton, Alfred Bachelor⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Thornhill, John Grover⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |