MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑08‑18 | 182 | 561 | Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Tactical Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Although the visibility in the target area was reasonably good - the lead and low groups bombed on the first run - the high group bombardier was unable to sight the target until too late to bomb. A second run was unsuccessful because the target was obscured by smoke from prior bombing. The high group then proceeded to attack the briefed secondary target with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High section lead, high group. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Eindhoven Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hancock, Harry Carleton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Sheppard, Ralph Bartlett⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Vlaun, Richard Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hopkins, Robert Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Veal, Connally Hammond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Powell, Frederick H⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Balacek, Richard William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Surowiec, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sunshine, Morris Hyman⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |